When a ray of light that is travelling through a piece of glass strikes the interface between the glass and the air, it changes direction according to Snell’s law. If the angle of incidence is less ...

Such a thick layer can be observed when the liquid is held within a transparent container and the observer is looking at the top most portion of the liquid from the sides of the transparent container.

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