Properties of light

Properties of Light

• light is all around us
• it reflects off surfaces, which allows us to see images in mirrors
• seep of light, which is the fastest anything has been observed to move
• when light enters a material, it slows down: amount depends on the material it enters and it’s destiny
• refraction means light bends when it passes from one medium to another
• when light enters a denser medium from one that is less dense, ti bends toward a line normal to the boundary between the two media
• another property that combines both refraction and reflection is total internal reflection
• dispersion: ability to break white light into its constituent colors. ex. rainbows are natural phenomena
• diffraction: light bends as it goes though an opening
• interference: occurs when tow beams of light meet

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