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What is the cause of refraction of light when it passes from one medium to another?

Important Questions on Refraction of Light at Plane Surfaces

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A light ray suffers reflection and refraction at the boundary in passing from air to water. Draw a neat labelled ray diagram to show it.
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A ray of light passes from medium 1 to medium 2. Which of the following quantities of the refracted ray will differ from that of the incident ray: Speed, intensity, frequency, wavelength?
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State the snell’s laws of refraction of light.
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Define the term refraction index of a medium. Can it be less than 1?
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How is the refractive index of a medium related to the speed of light in it?
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A light ray passes from water to air. State, how does the speed of light change.
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A light ray passes from water to glass. State, how does the speed of light change.
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A light ray in passing from water to a medium speeds up. Give one example of the medium.