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High School Why does light bend when it passes through different mediums?
I think I get it. Thanks for your help!- Draksis314
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What should I do to get into MIT, CalTech, etc?
I'm probably thinking about this too early, but what do you think I should focus on in the years to come so I can get into a top notch college (like MIT or CalTech)? I'm an eighth grader this year. I've skipped some grades in various subjects: I'm in Pre-Calc (the prereq for Calc), AP Chem...- Draksis314
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High School Why does light bend when it passes through different mediums?
Why does refraction occur? I know that it's because light travels at different speeds in different mediums, but I don't see how that would cause a light wave to bend. I found "the wave must continuous across a boundary, which requires that the phase of the wave be constant on any given plane" at...- Draksis314
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Reactions of NH3 & CuSO4 + H2SO4 & Cu(NH3)4+2
Homework Statement What is produced when NH3 is mixed with CuSO4(aq)? What is produced when H2SO4(aq) is mixed with Cu(NH3)4+2? Homework Equations None The Attempt at a Solution For the first one, I'm thinking I should treat ammonia as a Group 1 metal and do a single...- Draksis314
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- Forum: Biology and Chemistry Homework Help