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What will happen to light that goes through different media with different density?
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The light ray will be refracted.
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When light is transmitted through an object with a density different from air's such as glass it is?
Refracted. Hope this helped.
Wh yis light refracted when it passes from air to water?
The density of the medium through which the light is passing, changes - refracting the light.
What happens to the light that is directed to a medium with different density?
The light ray bends when it enters a medium with different density. It either bends towards or away from the normal depending on whether the medium is more dense or less dense.
What happens when light passes through a plasma?
Light passes thru, gets absorbed or is reflected dependent on the wavelength of light and the density of the plasma.
What will happen when ray of light passes through a glass slab?
speed of light will decreases
When light is transmitted through an object with a density different from air's such as glass it is?
Refracted. Hope this helped.
What two things that happen to light as it passes through the prism?
The light bends and it is separated in the different colors of the rainbow.
How does the speed of light change as light goes through different materials?
It slows down when travelling through materials whose refractive index (optical density, NOT physical density) is high. Gases generally have low refractive indices but with liquids and solids, there it depends on the substance.
Why do stars rotate?
Stars appear to twinkle. The density of air affects how light bends as it passes through the atmosphere. When patches of air of different density come between a star and our eyes, we see different rays of light coming from slightly different parts of the star. The constant movement of air in the atmosphere means stars seem to twinkle.
Do stars rotation?
Stars appear to twinkle. The density of air affects how light bends as it passes through the atmosphere. When patches of air of different density come between a star and our eyes, we see different rays of light coming from slightly different parts of the star. The constant movement of air in the atmosphere means stars seem to twinkle.
Why does refraction cause Light passing from glass to air and vice versa to happen?
When light travels, it goes through a substance called a medium which could be anything such as air, water, or glass. Different mediums have different contents within themselves, such as its density, thus giving themselves different "Angles of Incidences". As it passes from one medium to another, the light ray's speed and wavelength are changed, so it'll either travel faster or slower than the previous speed of light. The angle will be given to the ray based on the medium's Angle of Incidence as mentioned before.
What is the effect on the speed of light when temperatures rise in the medium?
When temperature rises, the density of the medium changes. Speed of light through a medium is inversely proportional to the density of medium. So when the temperature increases, the density decreases and the speed of light in that medium increases. Note that this is the indirect effect of temperature. If light is travelling through vaccuum , then the temperature will have no effect on the speed of light.
Wh yis light refracted when it passes from air to water?
The density of the medium through which the light is passing, changes - refracting the light.
What happens to the light that is directed to a medium with different density?
The light ray bends when it enters a medium with different density. It either bends towards or away from the normal depending on whether the medium is more dense or less dense.
What happens when light passes through a plasma?
Light passes thru, gets absorbed or is reflected dependent on the wavelength of light and the density of the plasma.
What will happen when ray of light passes through a glass slab?
speed of light will decreases
What is the difference between material density optical density?
I was also looking for the answer to this question. I decided to see what Wikipedia had to say about it, and found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorbance This article kinda explains how they are related. Good luck!
