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When light travels from rarer to denser medium, the refracted ray is _______ the normal.

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  • When light ray travels from denser medium to rarer, then it ………………… .

    A
    bends towards normal
    B
    bends away from normal
    C
    goes undeviated
    D
    deviates randomly

  • Assertion : Bending of light rays from its original path at the interface of the two media is called 'Refraction'. Reason : Whenever the light travels from denser medium to rarer medium, it bends away from the normal.

    A
    Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
    B
    Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
    C
    Assertion is true but reason is false
    D
    Both assertion and reason are false

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