Mirrors reflect and lenses refract-can someone verify if I understand it?

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Mirrors reflect light completely, with 100% reflection and 0% refraction. Lenses, on the other hand, primarily refract light, reflecting approximately 4% of incoming light and another 4% when light exits. The majority, around 92%, of light passing through lenses is refracted. This distinction between reflection in mirrors and refraction in lenses is crucial for understanding their optical properties. The terms used in the discussion are accurate and correctly describe the behavior of light with these objects.
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Mirrors reflect and lenses refract-can someone verify if I understand it?
 
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They are the correct terms to use !
 
charlies1902 said:
Mirrors reflect and lenses refract-can someone verify if I understand it?

Lenses reflect and refract. Mirrors reflect 100% and refract 0%. If my memory serves me, lenses well reflect ~4% when the light is on the way in, and another ~4% when light is on the way out. and the rest ~92% will refract.
 
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