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  • Understanding Light Refraction: Why Violet Bends the Most
    The light that goes through the greatest refraction is violet light.

    Here's why:

    * Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another (like from air to water).

    * The amount of refraction depends on the wavelength of light.

    * Violet light has the shortest wavelength in the visible spectrum.

    * Shorter wavelengths bend more than longer wavelengths when passing through a different medium.

    Therefore, violet light experiences the greatest refraction.

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