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A ray diagram is shown.
A light ray strikes a boundary and a second vector into the second material. The second light ray is closer to the normal.
Which best explains why the diagram shows refraction but not reflection?
It shows an incident ray.
It shows that the ray is changing direction.
It shows the ray passing through the boundary.
It shows that angles form between the rays and the normal.
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"It shows the ray passing through the boundary."
Reason: refraction is transmission into a different medium (the ray goes through the boundary and continues in the second material). A reflected ray would remain in the first medium. Simply "changing direction" or "angles with the normal" could also describe reflection, so the key evidence for refraction is that the ray passes into the second medium.
Reason: refraction is transmission into a different medium (the ray goes through the boundary and continues in the second material). A reflected ray would remain in the first medium. Simply "changing direction" or "angles with the normal" could also describe reflection, so the key evidence for refraction is that the ray passes into the second medium.
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