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Light waves can form a visible image when they strike a plane mirror. Which row in the table correctly describes the wave phenomenon that causes this image to form, and the physical nature of light waves?

Phenomenon causing the imageNature of light wavesArefractionlongitudinalBrefractiontransverseCreflectionlongitudinalDreflectiontransverse \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline & \text{Phenomenon causing the image} & \text{Nature of light waves} \\ \hline \mathbf{A} & \text{refraction} & \text{longitudinal} \\ \hline \mathbf{B} & \text{refraction} & \text{transverse} \\ \hline \mathbf{C} & \text{reflection} & \text{longitudinal} \\ \hline \mathbf{D} & \text{reflection} & \text{transverse} \\ \hline \end{array} ABCD​Phenomenon causing the imagerefractionrefractionreflectionreflection​Nature of light waveslongitudinaltransverselongitudinaltransverse​​
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Row A

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Row B

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Row C

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Row D

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