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Question
State the laws of reflection of sound.
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Solution
he laws of reflection of sound obey the laws of reflection of light. Hence the laws of reflection of sound are:
(i) The incident sound wave, the reflected sound wave, and the normal to the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
(ii) The angle of reflection of sound is always equal to the angle of incidence of sound.
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