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If one considers reflective indicies, if the reflective index of the second medium (n2) is larger than the first (n1), the ray bends towards the normal. This means that n2 > n1
Since n is defined as c/v, we know that the speed of light is greater in the first medium. Thus, when light changes speed from fast to slow, it bends towards the normal.
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∙ 15y agoIt will bend toward the normal. Glass has a higher refractive index than air, and Snell's law states n1sin(angle1)=n2sin(angle2)
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∙ 11y agoWhen it passes from a denser medium to rarer medium.
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∙ 11y agowhen it travels from denser medium into rarer medium
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∙ 11y agowhenever you tell it to... (:
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Does light refract more when going through a thicker substance?
well three things happen when light strikes an object Refract Reflect absorb
What are some materials that refract light?
All see-through materials. Glass is well known. Water also refracts light. Diamonds refract light a lot. Even air refracts light a little.
What happens to light rays as they pass through transparent minerals?
They bend or refract
What lenses refract light outward and are thinner in the middle?
its a concave lens(:
What does the amount that light refracts depends on?
It depends on the REFRACTIVE INDEX of the Medium it is traveling though. That INDEX is directly dependent on the DENSITY of the Material.
Why would a chip in a glass block cause light to refract differently?
It would cause light to refract differently because the angle at which the light hits the glass block would alter and there for the way the light refracts would also alter.
Does water refract light?
Yes, it does refract light.
Can opaque substances refract light?
No, opaque substances can NOT refract light. It is impossible to refract light if it is blocking it's path.
What does light refract?
everything does. theoretically the only thing that does not refract light would be something that is pure black, although it is doubtful it is physically possible to make something that does that.Additional answerI presume you mean balloons. I also think you might mean reflect rather than refract, because why would a balloon refract light?
Does a laser light refract or bend?
Refract
What item would most likely refract light?
your head
What can be used to refract white light?
a prism can be used to refract wight light
Does the earth refract light?
no because if it refracted then it would look bigger
What causes light rays to refract?
light travels in straight path and when speed of medium in which light travels change then it refract due to change in speed light rays bend and refract
Do mirrors reflect or refract light?
A prism refracts light, and a mirror reflects light.
Does a lens refract light?
a lens will refract light. a mirror will reflect the light.
Would rather reflect than refract light?
Mirrors and other shiny surfaces.
