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Is it true that the refraction (bending) of light as it passes from air into water causes an optical illusion?


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Detailed Solution

The above statement is true.
Air and water have different optical densities. When a ray of light goes from one medium to another, its speed gets changed due to the different optical densities of the medium. When the ray of light enters an optically denser medium, its speed gets reduced. Due to this, it gets slightly bent towards the normal and its opposite is also true when light enters an optically rarer medium. It gets bent away from the normal.
That’s why the refraction (bending) of light as it passes from air into water causes an optical illusion. Optical illusions often occur due to mistaken judgments or errors in vision.
 
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Is it true that the refraction (bending) of light as it passes from air into water causes an optical illusion?