A ray of light traveling from one medium into another:
always bends towards the normal
always bends away from the normal
bends towards or away from the normal depending on the densities of the two media
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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