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Name the phenomenon responsible in the following case:

Apparent bending of a stick in water

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Solution

Refraction of light

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Chapter 3: Refraction of Light - Short Answers

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ICSE Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Refraction of Light
Short Answers | Q 2.1

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