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When light moves from one medium to another it bends however there is one exception to this rule what is it?
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∙ 14y ago
When you have two different medias but with the same refractive index, light does not refract (bend).
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Is there a pattern that describes the path of light during refraction?
Yes, Light bends towards the normal when it travels from air to another medium and bends away when going into air from another medium. This can be affected by the angle of incidence and what angle it is.
Explain why light bends when it passes from one medium to another?
Light moves at the speed a medium permits. It is "handed off" to each bit of material in turn. One "side" of light encounters the different medium before the other, and so a turn is involved. Think of drivng a car along a road, with one tire on smooth pavement, and the other tire on rough pavement. You have to slightly turn the steering wheel to keep from turning across this interface between smooth (low n, high speed) and rough (high n, lower speed). Light *has* no steering wheel.
When light passes from a medium with a high index of refraction into a medium with a lower index of refraction which direction does the light bend?
A medium with a higher index of refraction, like diamond, is more dense than the medium with a lower index of refraction, like air. If the ray of light is moving from the less dense medium (lower index of refraction), to a more dense (higher index of refraction) the ray of light bends TOWARDS the normal.
What happens when light traveling at an angel passes from one material into another?
When light traveling at an angle passes from one material into another, it undergoes refraction. Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another, due to the change in the speed of light. The degree to which the light bends depends on the angle of incidence and the refractive indices of the materials involved.
What happens when a light moves from a material with a lower index of refraction to another material with a higher index of refraction?
The ray of light bends towards the normal.
What is it called when a wave bends going from one medium to another?
Refraction
What happens when light passes through one medium to another?
the light bends
What is it called when light bends when passing from one medium to another?
It is called "refraction".
Why does light bend when it moves from one medium to another?
Light bends because of the difference of speed in each medium.
Is there a pattern that describes the path of light during refraction?
Yes, Light bends towards the normal when it travels from air to another medium and bends away when going into air from another medium. This can be affected by the angle of incidence and what angle it is.
What is going from one medium to another bends light called?
Refraction, which is the bending of light
What happened to light when it is refracted?
When light is Refracted it bends when it travels from one medium to another
What is a measure of how much a ray light bends when it passes from one medium to another?
Index of Refraction
What happens when a waves strikes an object and bends?
The bending of a wave as it moves from one medium into another is called refraction.
Which medium light bends least?
gamma
Why does the light bends when traveling from one medium to another?
Everybody knows change in speed of light causes to bend light. But why does light bends towards normal when passing from rarer to denser and vice versa?
When a wave bends as it passes from one medium to another what occurs?
Refraction is the change in direction of a wave when it reaches a boundary between two media due to traveling at different speeds in each medium.
