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If a ray of light travels from a rarer medium to a denser medium, it will:

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a

bend towards the normal

b

reflect back

c

bend away from the normal

d

goes undeviated

answer is B.

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A light ray refracts whenever it travels at an angle into a medium of a different refractive index. This change in speed results in a change in direction. The frequency of light does not change but its wavelength changes.

If the ray of light moves from a denser to a rarer medium, the light ray moves away from the normal. If a ray of light travels from a rarer medium to a denser medium, it will bend towards the normal.

A ray of light is moving from a rarer medium to a denser medium and strikes  a plane mirror placed at 90^o to the direction of the ray as shown in the
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If a ray of light travels from a rarer medium to a denser medium, it will: