मराठी

When a ray of light from air enters a denser medium, it ______.

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प्रश्न

When a ray of light from air enters a denser medium, it ______.

पर्याय

  • Bends away from the normal

  • Bends towards the normal

  • Goes undeviated

  • Is reflected back

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When a ray of light from air enters a denser medium, it bends towards the normal.

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पाठ 4: Refraction of Light at Plane Surfaces - EXERCISE - 4 (A) [पृष्ठ ८२]

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सेलिना Physics [English] Class 10 ICSE
पाठ 4 Refraction of Light at Plane Surfaces
EXERCISE - 4 (A) | Q 1. | पृष्ठ ८२

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