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When light travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium, its speed:

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Question

When light travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium, its speed:

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  • increases

  • remains unchanged

  • becomes zero

  • decreases

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Solution

On entering a rarer medium, the speed of light increases, which is why the refracted ray bends away from the normal.

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