Observing organisms in a pond is often difficult because of the bending of light at the water's surface. This bending of light is called a) polarization b) refraction c) reflection d) diffraction

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Dispersion of White Light

Snell’s law is a formula that gives a relation between the angle of incidence and angle of refraction and is given as: