Question

The statements given below are incorrect. Write the correct statements.

The phenomenon in which a ray of light, traveling from one optical medium to another optical medium, bounces off from its surface with the change of angle,
is called refraction of light.

Answer 1

Refraction of light

1. The phenomenon which a ray of light from its path while traveling from one optical medium to another optical medium is called refraction.
2. Light bends on entering a different medium as it tries to follow the quickest path. This is called refraction.

Hence the correct statement is The phenomenon in which a ray of light from its path while traveling from one optical medium to another optical medium is called refraction.