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What is the cause of refraction of light?

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What is the cause of refraction of light?

Write the basic cause of refraction of light.

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When a ray of light passes from one medium to another, its direction (except for normal incidence) changes because of a change in the speed of light. Thus, refraction occurs because light travels with different speeds in different media.
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