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What changes during refraction but stays the same during reflection?A) The speed of lightB)The wavelength of lightC)The direction of the light rayD)It becomes a different part of the EM spectrum

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It's important to know that when a ray of light impacts a surface of certain material, this ray divides into two different rays, one refracted and one reflected.

The density of the material affects the refracted ray, slowing it down because the speed of a electromagnetic wave is always the speed of the light by when traveling in void space.

Therefore, A) The speed of light changes during refraction but stays the same during reflection.

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