Light is bent as it enters a tank of water from air. It is bent to a greater angle when it goes from air to a glass block. Predict what will happen as a beam of light is shone on a diamond. A) Light would be bent less than it would in water. B) Light would be completely reflected back into the air. C) The light would be bent less than it would going to glass. D) The light would be bent more than it would going to glass.

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Trevor Rios

Physics

20 June, 05:34

Light is bent as it enters a tank of water from air. It is bent to a greater angle when it goes from air to a glass block. Predict what will happen as a beam of light is shone on a diamond. A) Light would be bent less than it would in water. B) Light would be completely reflected back into the air. C) The light would be bent less than it would going to glass. D) The light would be bent more than it would going to glass.

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Marlie Wilcox · Answer 1

Bending of light depends on physical property of medium called refractive index.

If a medium has more refractive index, bending of light will be more.

Relation between refractive index and speed of light is given by,

Refractive index of medium = speed of light in vacuum/speed of light in that medium

Diamond's refractive index is 2.4 whereas of glass is 1.6. Refractive index of diamond is more than glass therefore light will bend more in diamond.

Option D is correct.