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Which statement correctly describes the refraction of light?(1 point)
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 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 regardless of whether the light waves slow down or speed up.
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"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."
Brief reason: Snell's law (n1 sinθ1 = n2 sinθ2) shows that entering a medium with higher refractive index (light slows) makes the angle with the normal smaller (bends toward normal); entering a lower index (light speeds up) makes the angle larger (bends away).
Brief reason: Snell's law (n1 sinθ1 = n2 sinθ2) shows that entering a medium with higher refractive index (light slows) makes the angle with the normal smaller (bends toward normal); entering a lower index (light speeds up) makes the angle larger (bends away).
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