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Standard X
Physics
Refraction
Question

A ray of light travels from a denser to a rarer medium then, the ray :
  1. doesn't bend at all
  2. bends towards the normal
  3. goes along the normal
  4. bends away from the normal

A
bends towards the normal
B
doesn't bend at all
C
bends away from the normal
D
goes along the normal
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When light travels from denser to rarer medium, the velocity of light increases which results in bending of light away from the normal.
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