What happens to the direction of a light wave when it passes from a less dense medium such as air into a more dense medium such as glass

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7 March, 16:40

What happens to the direction of a light wave when it passes from a less dense medium such as air into a more dense medium such as glass

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Eva Morton · Answer 1

When a light wave passes from a less dense medium such as air into a more dense medium such as glass, is is bent and distorted, as it has to pass through the denser atom configuration.