What is Refraction of light?
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Refraction is the change in speed of light and direction of light due to change in medium.
In short, Refraction of light is the phenomenon of Bending of light when passed from multiple different mediums.
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ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ʀᴀʏ ᴏғ ʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴘʀᴏᴘᴀɢᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ, ᴇɴᴛᴇʀs ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪᴛ's ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴀɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇɴᴅ ɪᴛs ᴘᴀᴛʜ. ᴛʜɪs ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ʀᴇғʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʟɪɢʜᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʀᴀʏs ɪs ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ ᴏғ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɢᴏᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.
- ᴀ ʀᴀʏ ᴏғ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇɴᴅs ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ 'ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ' ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɢᴏᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴀʀᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴇɴsᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ
- ᴀ ʀᴀʏ ᴏғ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇɴᴅs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɢᴏᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴇɴsᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴀʀᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ.
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