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It depends on the REFRACTIVE INDEX of the Medium it is traveling though. That INDEX is directly dependent on the DENSITY of the Material.
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Jigosphur
it depends on the deepness of the water, refraction in water deep enough would cause light to refract in a curved fashion, creating a brachistrone.
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What happens to a beam of light once it hits water?
The incident ray (the incoming light) hits the water and then the speed is slowed. It is called 'Refraction'. Which is the bending of light through a translucent or transparent object.
Who discovered light refracts through a prism?
Luis is the coolest person in the world
If light traveling through air is then passed through glass what is the result?
the light slows in speed and refracts due to glass being denser than air.
A transparent object that refracts light to form an image is called what?
You are thinking of a lens. If it is to form an image you need a convex lens, also called a converging lens.
How does water affect light?
The speed of light depends on the electrical properties of the medium (stuff) it's travelingthrough. Its speed is maximum in vacuum ... 299,792,458 meters per second ... and it hasdifferent speeds in any material ... e.g., air, water, glass, jello, etc. As long as the light staysin the same material, its speed doesn't change.In water, the speed of light depends slightly on the wavelength of the light. For thewavelength of 400 nm (reddish light), the refractive index of water is about 1.34 ,so the speed of that light is about 223,700,000 meters per second ... 25.4% lessthan it is in vacuum.
What happens to light rays when it passes from one substance to another?
Assuming you're talking about transparent substances... It bends (refracts). The amount depends on the difference between the refractive index of each substance.
Does the microscope refract or reflect light?
It refracts light
What is refract the light?
If something refracts light it bends it.
Can a mirror refracts light?
No, a mirror can not refrect. Instead, it can reflect. Water is an example of a substance that refracts.
Does light change speed when it refracts?
Yes.
What color refracts the most?
white light
Which colour of light refracts the most?
Violet
What happens when light passes through lens?
The light refracts or bend .
What is the brightness of a diamond?
A diamond 'gathers' light from every available source and reflects and refracts it back to the eye of the observer. Its brightness then, depends on how much available light the diamond can collect.
What refracts light twice in the same direction?
a prism
What part of a microscope refracts light?
Eyepiece and stage
What light does as it passes from one medium to another?
it refracts
