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Answer:

The light rays are refracted in the water

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason why the spoon is bent in the water is due to the refraction of light rays in water.

Refraction is a property of waves in which they bend as they cross from the boundary of one medium to another.

Usually, when light rays passes from a less dense medium to a denser one, the rays are bent towards the normal.

  • The rays which forms the spoon in the water will be bent as it passes through the air - water boundary.
  • This is why the spoon would be seen as bent.
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