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What is the phenomenon where light bends as it passes from one medium to another?
What is the phenomenon where light bends as it passes from one medium to another?
- Dispersion
- Diffraction
- Reflection
- Refraction (correct)
In which direction does light bend when it enters a medium of higher optical density?
In which direction does light bend when it enters a medium of higher optical density?
- It does not bend
- Toward the normal (correct)
- It bends at a right angle
- Away from the normal
What happens to the speed of light when it moves from a less dense medium to a denser medium?
What happens to the speed of light when it moves from a less dense medium to a denser medium?
- It remains constant
- It decreases (correct)
- It depends on the wavelength
- It increases
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