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Question
What do you understand by refraction of light?
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Solution 1
The change in the direction of the path of light, when it passes from one transparent medium to another transparent medium, is called refraction of light.
Solution 2
In essence, the refraction of light is a surface phenomenon. "When a ray of light travels from one optical medium to another, it changes the direction of the path of light, and this is called the refraction of light."
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