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Why does light refract when it encounters the glass in a lens?


Question 6 options:


a.because it speeds up, which causes it to bend



b.because it slows down, which causes it to bend



c.because it hits a dense medium, which causes it to bounce off



d.because it gets absorbed, which causes it to lessen in intensity

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The answer is C, because it hits a dense medium, which causes it to bounce off.  

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cskinner1

the answer is b not c. Light hits the glass in a lens because it slows down, which causes it to bend. The material of a lens is more optically dense than the air it is traveling from.

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