When you wear eyeglasses, the light traveling through the lens refracts? Why?

A. The density of the glass is smaller than the density of the air.

B. The density of the glass is greater than the density of the air.

C. The density of the glass and the density of the air are the same.

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28 July, 11:25

When you wear eyeglasses, the light traveling through the lens refracts? Why?

A. The density of the glass is smaller than the density of the air.

B. The density of the glass is greater than the density of the air.

C. The density of the glass and the density of the air are the same.

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Faith Frank · Answer 1

Well techinacally it is because the glass is a different density than the surrounding air. So it cannot be C. I am not sure between A and B, but I would assume that it is B since glass is a solid and solids have higher densities than air.

When you wear eyeglasses, the light traveling through the lens refracts? Why?A. The density of the glass is smaller than the density of the air.B. The density of the glass is greater than the density of the air.C. The density of the glass and the density of the air are the same.

When you wear eyeglasses, the light traveling through the lens refracts? Why?

A. The density of the glass is smaller than the density of the air.

B. The density of the glass is greater than the density of the air.

C. The density of the glass and the density of the air are the same.