Question #a49c4
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Feb 7, 2017
The lemon in water appears bigger due to refraction of light.
Explanation:
the light rays bend when they pass from one medium to another..The glass with curved surface works like a lens and magnify the object..this is due to diffgerent refactive index of air/water/glass,
Feb 7, 2017
I tried graphically to show the effect of refraction:
Explanation:
Have a look at this drawing:
A beam of light starts from A at the lemon surface and reaches our eye AFTER undergoing refraction (=bending, governed by Snell's Law). Our Brain interprets the beam as a straight beam reconstructing its path as if originated at B, i.e., formed by a bigger lemon!