Light travels more quickly through water than through glass. (a) Which is optically denser: water or glass? (b) If a ray of light passes from glass into water, which way will it bend: towards the normal or away from the normal?

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(a) Light travels more quickly through water than through glass as Glass is optically denser than the water.

(b) If a ray of light passes from glass into water then the ray will bend away from the normal.

Light travels more quickly through water than through glass.(a) Which is optically denser: water or glass?(b) If a ray of light passes from glass into water, which way will it bend: towards the normal or away from the normal?

Light travels more quickly through water than through glass.
(a) Which is optically denser: water or glass?

(b) If a ray of light passes from glass into water, which way will it bend: towards the normal or away from the normal?