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Q: Why light waves are refracted at a boundry between 2 materials?
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What is the difference between reflected rays of light and refracted rays?

When a beam of light hits a mirror and bounces off, it is reflected. When light is refracted it means the light penetrates into a substance and changes the direction of its movement.


When is light refracted?

light is refracted when it travels through air and then through glass


What happened to light when it is refracted?

When light is Refracted it bends when it travels from one medium to another


What happen when light is directed at a transparent materials?

When light is directed at transparent materials, it bounces off of the particles and is refracted accordingly. This causes the light to bend according to the materials refraction index. The higher the refraction index of the material, and the thicker it is, the more it bends the light and separates the colors.


How light is reflected and refracted in a diamond?

Light is reflected and refracted in a diamond based on the angles of its facets relative to the source of the light.


How will you compare prism to raindrops?

Light is refracted and reflected by a (glass) prism Light is refracted and reflected by a raindrop


When is light not refracted?

Light is not refracted when while it passes through a vacuum, or through any uniform material.


Light traveling between air and water is?

refracted because of the change in density from air to water


When does light bounce?

When it is refracted.


When light goes through a camera lens is it reflected or refracted?

It would be refracted.


What is light refracted by?

Light is refracted by a discontinuity in the refractive index of the medium ... by going from one medium into another one where the speed of light is different.


What is happens when light is refracted by matter?

the light bends.