Question

State whether the following statement is true or false
Refraction occurs because light slows down in denser materials.

Answer 1

Answer:

false...

Explanation:

it occurs due to change in speed of light in two different mediums of different refractive index.....

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Answer 2

True, When refraction occurs because light slows down in denser materials.

Explanation:

• Refraction occurs when a light with a speed slows down while entering to a medium.
• When a light with certain speed passes from an airier medium to denser medium, the light ray bends toward the normal to the boundary between the two medium.
• The indices of refraction of two medium is responsible for the amount of bending.
• Since, the speed of light decreases in the denser medium, the wavelength reduces proportionately and the frequency remains constant i.e., unchanged.
• Refraction is responsible for the image formation of an object in a mirror.