The diagram below shows two parallel rays A (Orange) & B (Blue) incident from air, on air-glass boundary.
(a) Copy and complete the path of the rays A and B.
(b) How do the speeds of these rays differ in glass?(c) Are the two refracted rays in glass parallel? Give a reason.
(a) Ray B (Blue) bends more than ray A (Orange), as shown in the diagram.
(b) In glass, the speed of orange ray A is more than that of blue ray B.
(c) No, the two refracted rays are not parallel.
Explanation:
Orange light has a greater speed in glass and bends less, while blue light has a lower speed and bends more.
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