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Alexxandr [17]
3 years ago
12

What causes light to refract?

Physics
1 answer:
GaryK [48]3 years ago
8 0

on reflection from a smooth surface, the angle of the ... The reflected ray is always in the plane defined by the incident ray and the ... they reflect off a surface, move from one transparent medium into another, or travel ... be used to understand the images produced by plane and curved mirrors.

Light refracts whenever it travels at an angle into a substance with a different refractive index (optical density). This change of direction is caused by a change in speed. For example, when light travels from air into water, it slows down, causing it to continue to travel at a different angle or direction.

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