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pentagon
1 month ago
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A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light- always travels in a straight line makes th

e water in the glass evaporate bends when it passes through water reflects the pencil on the water's surface
Physics
2 answers:
inna [3.1K]1 month ago
6 0

Answer: The pencil appears to be broken because of the bending that occurs when it travels through water.

Explanation:

When a pencil is placed in a cup of water, it takes on a broken appearance due to the phenomenon of light refraction.

Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. When light shifts from a denser medium to a rarer one, it bends away from the normal line.

Conversely, when light travels from a rarer medium to a denser one, it bends toward the normal line.

Thus, the accurate statement is that it "bends when it passes through water".

kicyunya [3.2K]1 month ago
5 0
<span>None of the provided options presents an accurate statement. The third choice is nearly correct,
yet it can be considered misleading.

The pencil seems broken due to light bending away from a straight path
when it transitions from air to water.</span>
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