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if a ray of light goes from a denser medium to a rarer medium, will it bend towards the normal or away form the normal?

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  • When light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium

    A
    Velocity of light increases
    B
    Velocity of light decreases
    C
    Velocity of light remains unchanged
    D
    Velocity of light becomes infinity

  • When a ray of light travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium, the ray will :

    A
    slow down and bend away from the normal
    B
    slow down and bend towards the normal
    C
    speed up and bend away from the normal
    D
    speed up and bend towards the normal

  • When a ray of light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium, the ray …………. .

    A
    bends away from the normal
    B
    bends towards the normal
    C
    propagates undeviated
    D
    gets reflected

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