When a beam of light that is traveling in glass strikes an air boundary at the surface of the glass, there is

A) a 90° phase change in the reflected beam.
B) no phase change in the reflected beam.
C) a 180° phase change in the reflected beam.
D) a 60° phase change in the reflected beam.
E) a 45° phase change in the reflected beam.


B

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