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Do light waves interact with all mediums the same?

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The interactions occur when waves pass from one medium to another. Besides bouncing back like an echo, waves may bend or spread out when they strike a new medium. These three ways that waves may interact with matter are called reflection, refraction, and diffraction
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Light can be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed. You have read that EM waves can interact with a material medium in the same ways that mechanical waves do.

Step-by-step explanation:

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