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Tap on the photo. For each diagram, explain why the light behaves in the way that it does.

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Answer from: skyflyer878

Diagram 1, 3 and 4 can be explained with the phenomenon of refraction.

Refraction occurs when a ray of light crosses the interface between two mediums with different optical density: when this occurs, the ray of light is bent and its speed changes, according to Snell's law

$n_1 sin \theta_1 = n_2 sin \theta_2$

where n_1,n_2 are the refractive index of the 1st and 2nd medium

$\theta_1, \theta_2$ are the angle that the incident ray and the refracted ray makes with the normal to the interface

In diagram, 1, the ray of light arrives perpendicularly to the interface, so it is refracted through the medium but it doesn't change its direction (only its speed).

In diagram 3, the ray of light is refracted twice: at the 1st interface and at the 2nd interface. In the 1st case, it goes from a medium with lower refractive index to a medium with higher refractive index ( n_1 ), this means that $\theta_2$ , so the ray bends towards the normal. Vice-versa, in the 2nd case the ray goes from a medium with higher refractive index to a medium with lower refractive index ( n_1n_2 ), so it bends away from the normal ( $\theta_2\theta_1$ ).

In diagram 4, the ray of light is also refracted twice. The ray of light here acts exactly the same as in diagram 3, h

However, this time the 2nd interface is the opposite direction with respect to diagram 3, so in this case the ray of light at the 2nd interface bends in the opposite direction (still away from the normal).

Diagram 2 instead is an example of reflection, that occurs when a ray of light bounces off the interface between the two mediums, withouth entering the 2nd medium.

According to the law of reflection:

- The incoming ray, the reflected ray and the normal to the boundary are all in the same plane

- The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection (both are measured relative to the normal to the boundary)

Therefore in this diagram, the ray of light hits the boundary at approx. 45 degrees from the normal, and then it is reflected back approximately at 45 degrees on the other side with respect to the normal.

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