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When a Ray of Light Passes from Air into Glass, is the Angle of Refraction Greater than Or Less than the Angle of Incidence?

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When a ray of light passes from air into glass, is the angle of refraction greater than or less than the angle of incidence?

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Solution

When a ray of light passes from air into glass, it bends towards the normal. So, the angle of refraction is smaller than the angle of incidence.

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Chapter 2: Refraction of Light - Exercise 1 [Page 82]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 2 Refraction of Light
Exercise 1 | Q 12. | Page 82
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