a pencil when dipped in water in a glass tumbler appears to be bent at the interface of air and water. Will the pencil appears to bent to the same extent, if instead of water we use liquid like, kerosene or turpentine.Support your answer with reason.
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This phenomenon is termed as refraction.
No because the rate of refraction of light depends upon the refractive index of a substance and water, kerosene or turpentine don not have the same refractive index so the rate at which the pencil seems to be bent would differ substance to substance.
No because the rate of refraction of light depends upon the refractive index of a substance and water, kerosene or turpentine don not have the same refractive index so the rate at which the pencil seems to be bent would differ substance to substance.
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1 ). Refraction .
2). No .
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