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Reflection means complete change in path when light strikes a mirror and refraction means bending of a ray of light when passing from on medium to another.

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When can light bend?

Light can bend when it passes through different mediums with varying densities, such as air and water. This bending of light is called refraction. Additionally, light can also bend in the presence of gravitational fields, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.


Which light ray will bend the least when red green and blue light rays enter a drop of water?

Red light rays will bend the least when entering a drop of water, as red light has the longest wavelength of the visible light spectrum. Blue light rays will bend the most, as they have the shortest wavelength. Green light rays will bend somewhere in between red and blue.


Does light bend as it passes through materials?

Yes, light can bend as it passes through materials with different optical densities, a phenomenon known as refraction. This bending of light occurs due to the change in speed of light as it transitions from one medium to another.


Why doesn't the large beam of light bend like 2 beams in the middle of the tank?

The large beam of light doesn't bend because it is traveling straight through the same medium. When light enters a new medium, like water in this case, with a different refractive index, it can bend due to the change in speed. This is known as refraction. The two smaller beams in the middle of the tank, entering from the air into water, experience refraction which causes them to bend.


Does white light reflect or bend?

White light can both reflect and bend. When white light hits a smooth surface, it will reflect off the surface at the same angle it hit it. When white light passes through a different medium like glass, it will bend due to refraction.

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Do rainbows bend light?

No. Water droplets bend light to make rainbows.


Does light bend when it reflects on glass?

no , and its not calld 'bend' its called 'reflected' but its like bend but ITS NOT :)


How does light curve at all?

Light does not bend.


What conditions will bend light?

This phenomenon is called diffraction. when light is incident on the opaque substances having width comparable to wavelength of light then light bend.


What does light have to do with eyeglasses?

Bend it


If the refraction is large will it bend light more or less?

It will bend more.


When can light bend?

Light can bend when it passes through different mediums with varying densities, such as air and water. This bending of light is called refraction. Additionally, light can also bend in the presence of gravitational fields, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.


What is the name for the pieces of shaped glass used to bend light in telescopes?

Those pieces of shaped glass are called lenses. Lenses are designed to refract or bend light in specific ways so that objects appear magnified or clearer in telescopes.


Which light ray will bend the least when red green and blue light rays enter a drop of water?

Red light rays will bend the least when entering a drop of water, as red light has the longest wavelength of the visible light spectrum. Blue light rays will bend the most, as they have the shortest wavelength. Green light rays will bend somewhere in between red and blue.


Does light bend as it passes through materials?

Yes, light can bend as it passes through materials with different optical densities, a phenomenon known as refraction. This bending of light occurs due to the change in speed of light as it transitions from one medium to another.


The larger the index of refraction the light will bend as it enters?

Yes, that is correct. The index of refraction of a material determines how much light will bend as it enters the material. A higher index of refraction means that the light will bend more as it enters the material.


Your bodies bend in different ways of?

joints