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When light ray travels from denser to rarer medium and if `theta_1` is incidence and `theta_2` is refraction angle, then .....

A

`theta_1 gt theta_2`

B

`theta_1 lt theta_2`

C

`theta_1=theta_2`

D

`theta_2 gt theta_1" or "theta_1 gt theta_2`

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The correct Answer is:
A, B

According to Snell.s law,
`n_1sintheta_1=n_2sintheta_2`
But `n_1 gt n_2`
`therefore sintheta_1 lt sintheta_2`
`therefore theta_1 lt theta_2`
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