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What happens to light when it travels from air into water?

What happens to light when it travels from air into water?
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What happens to light when it travels from air into water?

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the light is refracted once it enters the water. since the light is passing from air which is less dense into water (more dense), it is bent towards the normal. the beam of light would appear to bend at the surface of the water.
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