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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

a only reflected ray and no refracted ray

B

only a refracted ray and no reflected ray

C

a reflected ray and refracted ray and the angle between them would be less than `180^@-29`

D

a reflected ray and a refracted ray and the angle between them would be greater than `180^@-20`

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C
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