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Which statement correctly describes the refraction of light?(1 point)
Responses

As light waves enter a different medium, they bend towards the normal regardless of whether the light waves slow down or speed up.
As light waves enter a different medium, they bend towards the normal regardless of whether the light waves slow down or speed up.

As light waves enter a different medium, they bend away from the normal if they slow down and bend towards the normal if they speed up.
As light waves enter a different medium, they bend away from the normal if they slow down and bend towards the normal if they speed up.

As light waves enter a different medium, they bend towards the normal if they slow down and bend away from the normal if they speed up.
As light waves enter a different medium, they bend towards the normal if they slow down and bend away from the normal if they speed up.

As light waves enter a different medium, they bend away from the normal regardless of whether the light waves slow down or speed up.
As light waves enter a different medium, they bend away from the normal regardless of whether the light waves slow down or speed up.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"As light waves enter a different medium, they bend towards the normal if they slow down and bend away from the normal if they speed up."

Explanation: by Snell's law n1 sinθ1 = n2 sinθ2, a higher refractive index (slower speed) gives a smaller angle (toward the normal), a lower index (faster speed) gives a larger angle (away from the normal).