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Refraction
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Refraction
Refraction is the bending of light which occurs when it enters a different medium
Light travels at different speeds in different media e.g. it is slower in a glass and water than what it is inside a vaccum
Media in which light travels slower are aid to be optically dense
It is the changing of speed which causes light to refract
When light enters a more optically dense material it refracts towards the normal
When light exists a more optically dense material it refracts away from the normal
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- GCSE Physics Mind Map on Refraction, created by jasmynyoung on 12/06/2013.
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