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What the critical angle and is and what happens to light and the ceitical angle?
It spells "critical" correctly
Light beam hitting the mirror at 75 degrees what angle would it reflect?
When a light beam hits a mirror, it reflects at an angle equal to the angle of incidence, according to the law of reflection. If the light beam hits the mirror at 75 degrees relative to the normal (the line perpendicular to the surface), it will reflect at an angle of 75 degrees on the opposite side of the normal. Thus, the angle of reflection is also 75 degrees.
What happens to the light rays as they hit the mirror?
They are reflected at the angle of incidence.
At what angle does a light ray reflect off a mirror?
It reflects at like 45 degrees I think. No, it reflects off at the same angle it hits the mirror. If the light wave hits the mirror at a 30o angle on the left side, it will reflect off at a 30o angle on the right side. Scientists usually measure these angles from an imaginary line perpendicular to the mirror at the point where the light wave hits the reflecting surface; sounds awkward, but it makes the math easier.
What happens to the angle of reflected light rays as the angle of incident light rays becomes steeper?
The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Therefore, if your angle of incidence is 15 degrees, your angle of reflection equals that also. If it is 45 degrees, your angle of reflection is also 45 degrees, and so on.
