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Fig. shows a surface XY separating two transparent media, medium 1 and medium 2. Lines ab and cd represent wavefronts of a light wave travelling in medium 1 and incident on XY. Line ef and gh represent wavefront of the light wave in medium 2 after rafraciton.
Speed of light is

A

the same in medium -1 and medium-2

B

the larger in medium -1than the medium-2

C

the larger in medium -2than the medium-1

D

different at`b`and `d`

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