Question

Lemons placed inside a beaker filled with water appear relatively larger in size due to?

• A. refraction of light
• B. scattering of light
• C. dispersion of light
• D. reflection of light

Answer 1

Answer:

A. refraction of light

• When lemons are placed in a beaker filled with water, the light rays coming from the lemons refract as they pass from water to air, making the lemons appear relatively larger.

• This is due to refraction of light

• Since the lemon is kept in the glass and light rays move from water to air that is from denser medium to a rarer medium, they move away from the normal and due to this refraction phenomenon, the lemon appears larger to the observer.