If you put a pencil in a cup of water, it looks as if it is broken and larger in the water. This is because light waves A) can r

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If you put a pencil in a cup of water, it looks as if it is broken and larger in the water. This is because light waves A) can r

eflect off the surface. B) are absorbed instead of reflected. C) bend when passing from air to water. D) wrap around a barrier, like the pencil.

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tekilochka [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-15T16:39:07+03:00

tekilochka [14]3 years ago

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Your answer should be C. bend when passing from air to water. Hope this helps! =^-^= If you need an explanation, just let me know.

Usimov [2.4K] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-15T18:59:59+03:00

Answer: C) bend when passing from air to water.

Explanation:

Refraction is the phenomenon of bending of light when it passes from one medium to another.

Reflection is the phenomenon of bouncing back of light from a surface.

When light enters from air to water i.e it is moving from rarer to denser medium, it changes its original path as there is a change of speed of light and deflects itself towards the normal. This is known as the refraction of light and this is why a pencil in a cup of water looks as if it is broken and larger.