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Angle of incidence and refraction

 
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mcouris



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:14 pm    Post subject: Angle of incidence and refraction Reply with quote
As the angle of incidence of a ray of light from air to water increases, the angle of refraction will increase. Why? I think angle of incidence is measured off of the vertical normal line to the water surface.
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