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When light rays enter the eye, most of the refraction occurs at the

Options

  • crystalline lens

  • outer surface of the cornea

  • iris

  • pupil

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Solution

outer surface of the cornea

Explanation - 

When the light rays enter the eye through a thin membrane, it enters through the transparent bulge on the front surface of the eyeball, called the cornea. Most of the refraction for the light rays entering the eye occurs at this outer surface of the cornea.

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Chapter 11: The Human Eye and the Colourful World - Multiple Choice Questions [Page 88]

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NCERT Exemplar Science [English] Class 10
Chapter 11 The Human Eye and the Colourful World
Multiple Choice Questions | Q 12. | Page 88

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