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Question
A ray of light goes from water into air. Will it bend towards the normal or away from the normal?
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Solution
When a ray of light travels from a denser medium (water) to a rarer medium (air), it bends away from the normal. Therefore, the ray of light will bend away from the normal in the given case.
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