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Light will bend as it does what?
Light bends, when it light travels at different speeds in different mediums. Hope that helps.
What separates white light into it various colors?
White light appears white because it is a conglomeration of all the different wavelengths of light. A prism will separate the different wavelengths because they refract (or bend) at different angles through the prism.
Why is light broken into different colors when it passes through a prism?
Refraction. White light is a mix of colors in the first place; these colors have different indices of refraction. That is, when moving from air to glass, as in a prism, they will bend at slightly different angles.
What causes a wave to bend and travel in new direction when it moves from one medium to another?
The speed of the wave in the different mediums.
Why do waves bend when they go through different mediums?
Because everything even though you can't see them, have physical particles.
When does light refrect or bend?
Light reflects or bendsbecause it moves into different mediums
Light will bend as it does what?
Light bends, when it light travels at different speeds in different mediums. Hope that helps.
How do prisms work?
Refraction is when light bends through an object. White light is made up of all the colors of the spectrum. Different colors have different wavelengths, therefore they bend at different angles. So when white light passes through a prism the different colors bend at different angles, so they separate to produce the rainbow of light that we see.
Why does light bend when it is refracted?
Light bends when it is refracted because it goes through different mediums or substances and slows down. Because it slows down, the light doesn't go all the way through the medium so is in a different position.
What separates white light into it various colors?
White light appears white because it is a conglomeration of all the different wavelengths of light. A prism will separate the different wavelengths because they refract (or bend) at different angles through the prism.
Why is light broken into different colors when it passes through a prism?
Refraction. White light is a mix of colors in the first place; these colors have different indices of refraction. That is, when moving from air to glass, as in a prism, they will bend at slightly different angles.
What are two things that will make light bend?
Two of the things that can bend light waves are gravity and any type of refractive medium. For refractive mediums, the light travels from a less dense medium (like air) into a denser one (like water) such that its speed changes. Different substances have different indices of refraction. Bending of light by gravity is detectable on enormous areas like in space (eclipses, black holes, etc.)
What causes a wave to bend and travel in new direction when it moves from one medium to another?
The speed of the wave in the different mediums.
Why do waves bend when they go through different mediums?
Because everything even though you can't see them, have physical particles.
Why do different colours of white light bend through different angels with respect to the incident beam of light?
Refraction ! The light is made up of different frequencies that bend at different amounts
What causes the bending of light?
Bending of light is caused by a light ray going through different mediums, for example from air into a glass prism.Light would bend when it hits the glass (at an angle) then bend again when it leaves the prism.This is called refraction.The basic cause is the fact that light travels at different speeds in air and glass."Diffraction" can also cause light to bend.Another phenomenon is the bending of light in a gravitational field. This is harder to explain. The reason comes from Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
Is bending of light the same as diffused irregular reflection?
Bending of light occurs when light passes from one medium to another with a different density. The two media have different refractive indices so the light will bend. Light may also bend due to immense gravity ie towards a black hole.Irregular reflection does not bend the light but scatters it as the light is reflected off the many different angles of an uneven surface.Diffusion is governed by a parabolic differential equation while bending of light is described by the wave equation, including effects of variable physical properties.
