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A ray of light traveling from one medium into another:
  1. always bends towards the normal
  2. always bends away from the normal
  3. bends towards or away from the normal depending on the densities of the two media
  4. never suffers a refraction

A
always bends away from the normal
B
bends towards or away from the normal depending on the densities of the two media
C
always bends towards the normal
D
never suffers a refraction
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Correct answer is (a) False

When a ray of light goes from one medium to another medium of different density, the ray bends towards the normal in the denser medium and away from the normal in the rarer medium.


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