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If light diffraction is what you are asking, then the pencil looks a bit broken on the line where it passes from air to water. Also the pencil looks about one third bigger under water.

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What makes a pencil bend when put in water?

When a pencil is put in water, the water molecules are attracted to the pencil's surface due to adhesion. This attraction causes the water molecules to bond with the pencil molecules, changing the pencil's structure and making it appear bent when viewed through the water.


Why does a pencil appear broken when put in a glass of water?

Well, isn't that just a happy little accident! When you put a pencil in a glass of water, the light passing from the water to the air changes direction, making the pencil look like it's broken. It's like a little magic trick nature plays on us, reminding us to always look at things from different perspectives.


Why does a pencil seem crooked when its put in water?

A pencil is seem to be croaked when put in water because,REFRACTIONoccurs.REFRACTION is a property of light which can be defined as this=the speed of light is different in different medium, it is slow in dense medium.It is fastest in vaccum.This shows that the light reaches faster in air and little slow in water this is the reason that the pencil seems little croaked in water


Why does a pencil immersed in water appear to be displaced at the interface of air and water?

Take a pencil and a glass of water, and put the pencil in it. The apparent displacement of a pencil in the water is due to refraction, which is the change of direction of a wave as it moves from one medium into another.Light is being reflected off the pencil to allow us to see it. The light reflected off the part above water is propagated through air to our eyes. The part below the water must move through the water and then through the air for us to see it. As the light moves from the water into the air, it undergoes refraction, and changes direction. The part of the pencil below the water appears displaced to the viewer.


When you put a pencil on a glass of water what will you observe?

You will observe a pencil on a glass of water. Unless you're not looking that way, in which case, you will observe whatever you happen to be looking at. Unless, you're blind, in which case you won't observe anything.

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Why do legs look funny when you look at the swimming pool?

Refraction. Take a clear glass, pour some water in it, and put in the glass a pencil. It looks like the pencil breaks.


What does a refracted image look like?

A Refracted image is like an illusion. Which fools the brain e.g. You see a pencil but the pencil has split in two parts.Demonstration:You will need: Glass, Pen or Pencil and WaterSteps:1. Put the glass on a table,2. Fill the glass to about 3/4 quarters of water,3. Put the Pen or Pencil in the glass of water,4. See what happens to the pencil.See, it seems to have split.


What makes a pencil bend when put in water?

When a pencil is put in water, the water molecules are attracted to the pencil's surface due to adhesion. This attraction causes the water molecules to bond with the pencil molecules, changing the pencil's structure and making it appear bent when viewed through the water.


Would you like to put your pencil in my pencil sharpener?

no thank you


What metric would you use to find the area of a pencil?

put the pencil into a measuring jug filled with water to 100g the when you put the pencil in you see how much it has gone up . if it has gone up to 150g the pencil will the 50g in area. because you put in 100g of water


What does the water with the milk in it look like?

when you put water inside milk, the milk will look like what it did without water.


When you put a pencil in water why does it look bent?

An interesting property of light called refraction just took place. When light enters the water, it can't move as fast and it has to slow down slightly. It's kind of like how if you are walking, you can walk at a normal speed but if you walk in water, you can't walk quite as fast. If light from the image enters the water straight, then the image looks normal - which was what you originally did when the pencil was straight up and down. If the light enters the water at an angle, then the change in speed between the open air and water causes the light beam to bend away from its original path. When the pencil was at an angle, the image was at a bigger angle in the water than in the air and made the pencil look like it was bent.


How does the appearance of the pencil depend on level the of water in the glass changes?

When a pencil is placed in a glass of water, the appearance of the pencil can change due to refraction. The water acts as a lens, bending the light as it passes from the air to the water and then back to the air. This refraction can make the pencil appear bent or broken when viewed from certain angles.


Why does a pencil appear broken when put in a glass of water?

Well, isn't that just a happy little accident! When you put a pencil in a glass of water, the light passing from the water to the air changes direction, making the pencil look like it's broken. It's like a little magic trick nature plays on us, reminding us to always look at things from different perspectives.


What do you do when your hands look like they have chemical burn?

put hands on cold water


What do a egg look like when you put it in salt water?

it makes the egg float


What to put in a pencil pouch?

A pencil or pen