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A Ray of Light Strikes the Surface at a Rectangular Glass Slab Such that the Angle of Incidence is

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A ray of light strikes the surface of a rectangular glass block such that the angle of incidence in
air is  0°.
In each case, draw diagram to show the path taken by the ray as it passes through the glass block and emerges from it. 

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When angle of incidence is 0o

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