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Why does light bend in a denser medium?
It doesn't. Light travels in a straight line in the medium, its path bends at the interface of different density mediums. After it bends it travels with a different speed.aditya ver.2.0 said:Why does light bend in a denser medium?
Refraction of light in a denser medium refers to the bending of light as it passes through a material with a higher optical density. This can occur when light travels from air to water or from air to glass, for example.
Refraction occurs because the speed of light changes when it passes from one medium to another. This change in speed causes the light to bend.
The amount of refraction in a denser medium depends on the angle of incidence, the difference in optical density between the two materials, and the wavelength of the light.
According to Snell's Law, the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction are related by the ratio of the two materials' optical densities. This relationship is known as the refractive index.
Refraction is used in a variety of optical devices, such as lenses in eyeglasses and cameras, as well as in the design of telescopes and microscopes. It is also used in the field of optics to study the properties of different materials.