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Why Does a Ray of Light Bend When It Travels from One Medium to Another?

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Why does a ray of light bend when it travels from one medium to another?

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Solution

The bending of light, when it passes from one medium to another, is known as refraction. It occurs due to the change in the speed of light on going from one medium to another.

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Chapter 2: Refraction of Light - Exercise 1 [Page 82]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 2 Refraction of Light
Exercise 1 | Q 18. | Page 82
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