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Passage of light from one medium into another___________


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  1. When light travels from one medium to another its velocity of propagation changes.
  2. This causes a change in direction of travel of light.
  3. The phenomenon of bending of light when it travels from one medium to another is called refraction.
  4. This occurs due to the difference in the optical density of the media.

Hence, the answer is refraction.


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