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what happens when light travels at an angle from water to air? ? ?

2007-01-21 02:47:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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The speed of light is constant.

From water to air, light bends away from the normal (ie comes out closer to the water's surface) due to a change in wavelength.

2007-01-21 03:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

When light passes from a substance of higher optical density to a substance of lower optical density the light is refracted a larger angle relative to the normal.

Also, light speeds up when it goes from water to air.

2007-01-21 03:05:45 · answer #2 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋