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Why the ray of light does not bend when it passes perpendicularly from rarer medium to denser medium?
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∙ 12y ago
Since the angle of incidence is 0, there is no chance of refraction and so the angle of refraction too becomes 0.
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Why does a stick dipped in water appears to be bent?
Light bends when it passes at an angle into a medium of a different density. When light passes from a less dense medium into a denser medium, like from space into Earth's atmosphere or from air into water, it bends toward the normal, which is an imaginary line perpendicular to the boundary between the two media where the light passes through. Light passing from a denser medium to a less dense medium bends away from the normal.
When light passes through a denser medium what happens to the light?
a denser medium hav more no.of particles also > the no.of particles > the opposition provided for..... therefore both wavelength and speed of light changes but frequency remains the same.
Is light bent towards or away from the medium in water?
Light bends towards the denser medium. If the light passes at an angle from air into water the angle will increase. An object underwater will appear closer to you than it actually is when you look down into the water at an angle.
Why is white light dispersed when it pases from one medium to anonther?
a light ray is refracted when it passes from one medium to another at an angle and its speed changes. at the interface , it is bent in one direction if the material enters in denser and in the other direction if less dense.
What is Optical denser medium?
Optical dense refers to the index of refraction. If one medium is optically denser than another, then its index of refraction is larger, meaning the speed of light in the optically denser medium is smaller.
Why does a stick dipped in water appears to be bent?
Light bends when it passes at an angle into a medium of a different density. When light passes from a less dense medium into a denser medium, like from space into Earth's atmosphere or from air into water, it bends toward the normal, which is an imaginary line perpendicular to the boundary between the two media where the light passes through. Light passing from a denser medium to a less dense medium bends away from the normal.
What is emergent ray in refraction of light?
The emergent ray is the ray of light which passes through a denser medium(glass) to a rarer medium(air).
When light passes through a denser medium what happens to the light?
a denser medium hav more no.of particles also > the no.of particles > the opposition provided for..... therefore both wavelength and speed of light changes but frequency remains the same.
Is it necessary to have a denser medium for the reflection of light?
no. if the medium is denser, the reflection of light would not do it.
Is the angle of incidence is greater than the angle of refraction when light passes from a less dense to denser medium?
If you meant optical density by the term 'denser ' Then the answer is.... The light bends towards normal when it travels from a optically less dense medium to optically dense medium. So angle of incidence is greater than the angle of refraction
Is light bent towards or away from the medium in water?
Light bends towards the denser medium. If the light passes at an angle from air into water the angle will increase. An object underwater will appear closer to you than it actually is when you look down into the water at an angle.
Why is white light dispersed when it pases from one medium to anonther?
a light ray is refracted when it passes from one medium to another at an angle and its speed changes. at the interface , it is bent in one direction if the material enters in denser and in the other direction if less dense.
What is Optical denser medium?
Optical dense refers to the index of refraction. If one medium is optically denser than another, then its index of refraction is larger, meaning the speed of light in the optically denser medium is smaller.
Is it possible to achieve total internal reflection if the object is in rarer medium?
First we should know what will be happen when the light ray goes from denser medium to rarer medium and rarer medium to denser mdeium.... 1. The light refracted away from the normal (Denser to Rarer) 2. The light refracted towards the normal (Rarer to denser) So it is not possibel to get total internal reflection whan the light travel from rarer to denser medium...... Conditions to achieve to get TIR 1. The light should travel from denser mediumt to rarer medium 2. The angle of incidence at the interface should be greater than critical angle if you are not satisfied kindly mail me cramkum@gmail.com
What happenend light from rarer to denser medium?
It slowed down.
How does light bend when it passes into a denser material?
The Ray of light bends toward the normal line. The reason is the light in the more dense region has slower speed. The relationship is given by the Law of Signs:sin(incident angel)/incident speed = sin(refracted angle)/dense speedSin(I)/vi = Sin(dense)/vd
What is the diffraction of light waves?
Diffraction of light waves is caused by the density of the medium through which the light is passing. Diffraction results when light travels from rarer to denser medium.
