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olya-2409 [2.1K]
3 years ago
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Refraction occurs when light passing from one medium to another. True or False

Physics
1 answer:
kodGreya [7K]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: True

Refraction is a phenomenon in which the light bends or changes its direction (and changes the speed of propagation, as well) <u>when passing through a medium</u> with a refractive index n <u>different from the other medium.  </u>

Where the Refractive index is a number that describes how fast light propagates through a medium or material:

n=\frac{c}{v}

Being n a relation between the speed of light in vacuum c  and its speed in the other medium v .

It is important to note that in this process, the wavelength may be modified because it depends on the medium, however, the refracted ray of light does not change its frequency.

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