When light is refracted, the degree of bending is determined in part by:

A) the distance the light has traveled from its source.
B) the length of time the light takes to travel through the refracting medium.
C) the total change in velocity as the light passes from one medium to the next.
D) the temperature of the refracting medium.


C

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