DESCRIBE THE APPLICATIONS OF REFRACTION OF LIGHT IN SPACE
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Answer:
Application of refraction of light with explanation
Explanation:
The most common application of refraction is in the field of optics. A lens is a transparent material that refracts light rays to converge at a single point. Lenses are designed in such a manner that light entering them is focused by refraction into a focal point, producing a magnified image of an object.
Answer:
Refraction is the bending of light (it also happens with sound, water and other waves) as it passes from one transparent substance into another.
This bending by refraction makes it possible for us to have lenses, magnifying glasses, prisms and rainbows. Even our eyes depend upon this bending of light. Without refraction, we wouldn’t be able to focus light onto our retina.
Explanation:
Change of speed causes change of direction;
Light refracts whenever it travels at an angle into a substance with a different refractive index (optical density).
This change of direction is caused by a change in speed. For example, when light travels from air into water, it slows down, causing it to continue to travel at a different angle or direction.
The amount of bending depends on two things:
Change in speed – if a substance causes the light to speed up or slow down more, it will refract (bend) more.
Angle of the incident ray – if the light is entering the substance at a greater angle, the amount of refraction will also be more noticeable. On the other hand, if the light is entering the new substance from straight on (at 90° to the surface), the light will still slow down, but it won’t change direction at all.
