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Are light rays refracted or bent as they pass from on substance to a different substance?
Yes, and that is called Refraction. This is because the speed of light can vary from medium to medium. The speed of light commonly known is the speed of light at a vacuum.
Put a straw to a glass of water and look from above. You may see the straight straw bent at the surface of water, because the light rays that come from under the water are bent when passing the water/air barrier. Because light rays speeds up when entering air from water. This change of speed can change the angle it was travelling.
Light is an electro magnetic wave. Electro magnetic waves have the wave particle duality, that it behaves as a energy wave as well as a particle stream. Therefore, em waves also has a mass.
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Why do we see a distorted view when we look through a window covered with raindrops?
The irregular shapes of the raindrops scatter the image of the outside as the light is refracted or bent when it hits the raindrops. It all goes back to the fact that the speed of light is slower in glass or liquid. You dont really notice a distortion in the glass as it is uniform - all the same thickness, but the raindrops are all different shapes, bending the light in many different angles.
When light is refracted through a prism different colours emerge where do the different colours come from?
Type your answer here... OK. White light is made of the colours of the spectrum (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet - these are the same as the colours of the rainbow). The reason you see these colours instead of wwhite when you shine white light through a prism is that the prism "bends" the light - which splits it into the colours of the spectrum. Red light is the longest, so it is bent the least, and Violet is the shortest - so it is bent the most. This is also how rainbows are made - the rain droplets act as prisms to disperse (split) the light into the colours of the spectrum.
When blue light goes through a prism what happens?
Blue light enters the prism and is refracted (bent) by the glass and emerges as blue light on the other side. Blue light is bent (refracted) most due to its slow(er) speed than say Red light which is faster and has a longer wavelength. Newton did an experiment like this and concluded that white light was made up of different colours of light together. Shine a white light through a prism and it will emerge as all the colours of the rainbow. Blue light is unchanged as it consists only of blue light Answered by Chris Banks.
What happens when light hits a window?
Some of the light will pass through the window. Some of the light will be reflected by the window. A small amount of light will be absorbed by the window. This amount could be increased for certain wavelengths by UV or IR coating. The light that passes through the window will be refracted (or bent) slightly. However, it will not be significant for a thin window pane.
Why is light not visible through a bent pipe?
light does not bend and can not provide sufficent amounts of light in for visibility
When light rays are bent they are called?
When light rays are bent, they are called refracted. Refraction occurs when light passes through different mediums of different optical densities, causing the light rays to change direction.
How does refraction make color?
White light is made up of different colors. When white light enters water (like moisture in the air) it is bent (refracted). However the different colors are bent (refracted) by different amounts. So this different amount of bending has the effect of separating the white light into its colors and we see this as a rainbow.lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
When light moves from air to oil is the refracted ray bent toward or away from the normal?
When light moves from air to oil, the refracted ray is bent towards the normal. This is because light travels at different speeds in different mediums, causing it to change direction at the boundary between the two mediums.
Can light be bent or refracted when it hits a new material at a angle?
Light can only be bent by gravity, therefore, refraction occurs when light hits an atom's electron and is scattered in a different direction.
What is refracted when it travels through an object and is bent?
light
What happens when light passes through a prism and is refracted?
When light passes through a prism, it is refracted, which means it is bent or separated into different colors. This happens because light waves travel at different speeds through different materials, causing them to change direction.
What and is refraction?
Reflection: light bounces off of a surface, like a mirror.Refraction: light goes through a substance and bends. For example, white light through a prism comes out in a rainbow because the light is refracted or bent and each color has a different index of refraction.
What color of light is bent the most?
Blue light is bent the most when passing through a medium, such as a prism, due to its shorter wavelength compared to other colors of light. This phenomenon is known as dispersion, where different colors of light are refracted at slightly different angles.
Is light can be bent or refracted?
Yes, light can be bent or refracted when it passes from one medium to another with a different refractive index, causing it to change direction. This phenomenon is commonly observed when light passes through a lens or a prism.
How is a rainbow formed and what are the scientific processes behind its creation?
A rainbow is formed when sunlight is refracted, or bent, and reflected inside raindrops, creating a spectrum of colors. This happens because sunlight is made up of different colors, each with a different wavelength. When sunlight enters a raindrop, it is refracted, or bent, and then reflected off the inside surface of the raindrop. The light is then refracted again as it exits the raindrop, creating the colors of the rainbow. The different colors of the rainbow are a result of the different wavelengths of light being refracted at different angles.
What happens when light is shone at glass prism?
When light is shone at a glass prism, the light is refracted (bent) as it enters the prism, then it undergoes dispersion where the different colors of light are separated due to their different wavelengths. Lastly, the light is refracted again as it exits the prism, producing a spectrum of colors known as a rainbow.
Can light be bent or refracted when hit a new material at an angle?
yes it is true
