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📅 2023 MIT Science Bowl High School Invitational🎓 HS🔄 Round 10#️⃣ Question 12 TOSS UP📝 Multiple Choice

A beam of light travelling through air meets a glass surface. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the phases of the transmitted and reflected light, compared to the phase of the incident light?

W) The transmitted and reflected light both experience no phase shift
X) The transmitted light experiences no phase shift, while the reflected light experiences a phase shift of 180 degrees
Y) The transmitted light experiences a phase shift of 180 degrees, while the reflected light experiences no phase shift
Z) The transmitted and reflected light both experience a phase shift of 180 degrees
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