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What causes the light to refract as it
passes from air to water?

What causes the light to refract as it passes from air to water?-example-1
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Light refracts whenever it travels at an angle into a substance with a different refractive index (optical density). This change of direction is caused by a change in speed. When light travels from air into water, it slows down, causing it to change direction slightly. This change of direction is called refraction

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