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A ray of light travelling in water is incident on its surface open to air. The angle of incidence is `theta`, which is less than the critical angle. Then there will be

A

only reflected ray and no refracted ray.

B

only refracted ray and no refracted ray

C

a refracted ray, a refracted ray with angle between them less than (`180^@` -20).

D

a reflected ray , a refracted ray with angle between them greater than(`180^@` - 20)

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C
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