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Draw a ray diagram to show that the depth of a vessel containing water when seen from above appears to be less than its real depth.

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The ray diagram showing the apparent depth of a vessel full of water is given below:

Draw a ray diagram to show that the depth of a vessel containing water when seen from above appears to be less than its real depth. Light Energy, Concise Physics Solutions ICSE Class 8.

The real depth of water is AO but when viewed obliquely from above, its depth appears to be AI due to refraction of light from water to air.

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