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A student traces the path of a ray of light through a triangular glass prism for different values of angles of incidence. On analysing the ray diagrams, which one of the conclusions is he likely to draw ?

A

The emergent ray is parallel to the incident ray.

B

The emergent ray bends at an angle to the direction of the incident ray.

C

The emergent ray and the refracted ray are at right angles to each other.

D

The emergent ray is perpendicular to the incident ray.

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B

The emergent ray bends at an angle to the direction of the incident ray.
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