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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
In your laboratory you trace the path of light rays through a glass slab for different values of angle of incidence (∠i) and in each case measure the values of the corresponding angle of refraction (∠r) and angle of emergence (∠e). On the basis of your observations your correct conclusion is:
(a) ∠i is more than ∠r, but nearly equal to ∠e
(b) ∠i is less then ∠r, but nearly equal to ∠e
(c) ∠i is more than ∠e, but nearly equal to ∠r
(d) ∠i is less than ∠e, but nearly equal to ∠r
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Name one factor that affects the lateral displacement of light as it passes through a rectangular glass slab.
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How is the reflection of light ray from a plane mirror different from the refraction of light ray as it enters a block of glass?
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- air to glass, and
- glass to air. In each diagram, label the incident ray, refracted ray, the angle of incidence
- and the angle of refraction (r).
Why upper surface of water contained in a beaker and above eye level appears silvery?
Comment on the statement ‘The refractive index of glass is 3/2.’
A ray of light PQ is incident normally on the hypotenuse of a right-angled prism ABC as shown in the diagram given below:

(i) Copy the diagram and complete the path of the ray PQ till it emerges from the prism.
(ii) What is the value of the angle of deviation of the ray?
(iii) Name an instrument where this action of the prism is used.
