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A Ray of Light Passes from Air to Water. in Fig. 39, Which of the Ray A, B, C and D is the Correct Refracted Ray?

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प्रश्न

A ray of light passes from air to water. In fig. 39, which of the ray A, B, C and D is the correct refracted ray?

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उत्तर

Ray B is the correct refracted ray because a ray of light travelling from air (rarer medium) to water (denser medium) will bend towards the normal.

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अध्याय 2: Light - Exercise 2.1 i [पृष्ठ ८८]

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फ्रैंक Physics Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
अध्याय 2 Light
Exercise 2.1 i | Q 21 | पृष्ठ ८८

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