Which statement is true about light when it slows down upon entering another medium? A. Light bends less, and there is greater r

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Which statement is true about light when it slows down upon entering another medium? A. Light bends less, and there is greater r

efraction B. Light bends more, and there is greater refraction C. Light bends more, and there is less refraction D. Light bends less, and there is less refraction. HELP FAST PLEASE :( so stressed lol

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Anvisha [2.4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-15T21:23:04+03:00

Anvisha [2.4K]4 years ago

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The index of refraction is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in the material it is passing through.

So the answer would be: Light bends more, and there is greater refraction.

Fofino [41] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-15T22:47:00+03:00

Answer: B. Light bends more, and there is greater refraction.

Explanation:

Refraction is the bending of light when it moves from one medium into another. When light moves from a rarer medium to a denser medium from example from air to glass, it travels slowly in glass and this leads to the bending of light towards the normal.

When light travels from a denser to a rarer medium for example from glass to air, the light travels faster and now bends away from the normal.

The normal is a line perpendicular to the boundary between the two substances.