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Refraction of Light (How does it Happen (The Cause of Refraction. We have…
Refraction of Light
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Example of Refraction
refraction. Refraction is the bending of a light or sound wave, or the way the light bends when entering the eye to form an image on the retina. An example of refraction is a bending of the sun's rays as they enter raindrops, forming a rainbow.
How does it Happen
The Cause of Refraction. We have learned that refraction occurs as light passes across the boundary between two media.
Refraction is merely one of several possible boundary behaviors by which a light wave could behave when it encounters a new medium or an obstacle in its path.
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Prisms can be made from any material that is transparent to the wavelengths for which they are designed. Typical materials include glass, plastic, and fluorite. A dispersive prism can be used to break light up into its constituent spectral colors (the colors of the rainbow).
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