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A Vertical Ray of Light Strikes the Horizontal Surface of Some Water: What is the Angle of Incidence? - Science

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प्रश्न

A vertical ray of light strikes the horizontal surface of some water: 

 What is the angle of incidence?

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उत्तर

 Angle of incidence is `0^0` because light ray is travelling along the normal and angle of incidence is the angle between the light ray and the normal.

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पाठ 5: Refraction of Light - Exercise 1 [पृष्ठ २२१]

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लखमीर सिंह Physics (Science) [English] Class 10
पाठ 5 Refraction of Light
Exercise 1 | Q 40.1 | पृष्ठ २२१

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