why does a pencil appear bent when it is partially dipped in water
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BECAUSE OF REFRACTION THE PENCIL APPEAR BEND WHEN DIPPED IN WATER. because of the property of refraction of light an object appears to be bent when the light rays pass through rarer to denser medium.it bents towards the normal.
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Reason:- This happens due to refraction of light.
The light can't travel as quickly in the water as it does in the air, the light bends around the pencil, causing it to look bent in the water. Basically, the light refraction gives the pencil a slight magnifying effect, which makes the angle appear bigger than it actually is, causing the pencil to look crooked.
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