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  • Understanding Refraction: How Light Bends - Towards the Normal
    You're close, but you've got the direction of bending reversed!

    Here's the correct statement:

    When light travels from a less dense material into a denser material, it bends *towards* the normal.

    Here's why:

    * Normal: The normal is an imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the surface of the material at the point where the light ray enters.

    * Density: Denser materials have molecules packed closer together, which slows down the speed of light as it passes through.

    * Refraction: The change in speed causes the light to bend, a phenomenon called refraction.

    * Direction of Bending: Since light slows down in denser materials, it bends *towards* the normal.

    Let me know if you'd like a visual example or more explanation!

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