When radiation passes at an angle t

When radiation passes at an angle through the interface between two transparent media that have different densities, an abrupt change in direction, or refraction, of the beam is observed as a consequence of a difference in velocity of the radiation in the two media. When the beam passes from a less dense to a more dense environment, as in Figure 6-10, the bending is toward the normal to the interface. Bending away from the normal occurs when the beam passes from a more dense to a less dense medium.