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Why there is no refraction occurs when the light ray is perpendicular to the surface?
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Why perpendicular light rays don't refrect through a medium?
As it is parallel to the normal to the surface, the angle of incidence is zero and hence the angle of refraction also has to be zero. Hence no deviation and no refraction.
Would you be able to observe the refraction of light if the incident light were perpendicular to the medium?
No, you wouldn't be able to.
What occurs when light strikes a metal and electrons are released?
The electrons in the electron sea absorb and re-emit the light.
Why light passes undeviated falling straight on a refracting medium?
If by "straight on" you mean at 90 degrees to the surface of the medium, that is because light is only deviated if it makes an angle with the normal, which is an imaginary line perpendicular to the surface of the medium. If no angle is made between the normal line and the light ray, then no refraction occurs and the light passes through in a straight line. For more information see the related link below.
One difference between reflection and refraction of light waves is that?
reflection is when light its something like a mirror and refraction is light going through something solid that is not like a mirror when light falls on a surface and bounces back, it is reflection and when light is absorbed by the surface or passes through the surface but does not bounces back, it is refraction.
When there is no refraction of light and why does it happen?
There will be refraction when light passes from one substance to the other (for example, from air to water), when the two substances have different indices of refraction, and when light passes the surface at an angle. In other cases, there is no refraction.
What do you call the bending of light that hits a surface?
Refraction
When light is incident on a surface at 30 degrees it is found that reflected ray and refracted ray are perpendicular to each other Find angle of refraction How?
The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.
A beam of light enters a fish tank hits the mirrored surface of the bottom and then comes out at the top what hampens?
reflection, refraction, and reflection occurs because of how the beam of light hits. and where it hits.
Can light be reflected and refrated at the same time?
Reflection happens when light waves bounce on a reflective surface. Refraction occurs when light wave bends through two different mediums. If you can see through a window and see your image at the same time, it due to both refraction and reflection.
Blank is the bending of light rays that occurs when light passes through water?
Refraction.
Does refraction occur for both sound and light waves?
Refraction occurs for any waves, where there's a change in the medium.
