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In thinking this Physics question is wrong?

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annie987 · 18/04/2019 10:26

We have been revising refraction in Physics. All good until now. Have learnt that when a light ray passes into a more dense medium that the ray is refracted towards the normal.
This is how we’ve answered all the questions so far and the answers have been correct.

This question seems to imply that when light travels from air to water it refracts away from the normal. What am I missing??

In thinking this Physics question is wrong?
In thinking this Physics question is wrong?
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BobbinThreadbare123 · 18/04/2019 10:31

The direction of the arrow. The light source is imagined to be the fish here, so light from slow to fast medium, hence bendinh away from normal.

BobbinThreadbare123 · 18/04/2019 10:32

It's not a very clear explanation for the answer tbf.

bardlion · 18/04/2019 10:33

The light is travelling from water to air, in the direction of the arrow

annie987 · 18/04/2019 10:41

Of course it is!!! Thank you!!!

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