College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
6A42.45 - Refraction - Broken Rod
Place the rod in the water filled beaker at a slight angle and observe the rod appears to be broken at the air/water interface. When doing this in the square tank the effect is most visible when looking into the side from an angle and not directly at 90 degrees.
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