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

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Question

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

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  • decreases

  • first increases and then decreases

  • increases

  • remains unchanged

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Solution

On entering a denser medium, the speed of light decreases, which is why the refracted ray bends towards the normal.

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