A ray of light strikes a surface separating two different mediums. A light ray r

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A ray of light strikes a surface separating two different mediums. A light ray reflected of the surface travels at an angle that's ______ the angle of the incident light ray; a light ray that passes through the surface and is refracted travels at an angle that's ______ the angle of the incident light ray.

Different than; equal to

Equal to; different than

Different than; different than

Equal to; equal to

Different than; equal to

Equal to; different than

Different than; different than

Equal to; equal to

Explanation / Answer

Refraction occurs according to snell’s law

I,e. A ray of light strikes a surface separating two different mediums. A light ray reflected of the surface travels at an angle that's equal to the angle of the incident light ray; a light ray that passes through the surface and is refracted travels at an angle that's different than the angle of the incident light ray.

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