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Is it true that the light will bend closer to normal when it travels from a denser to a rarer medium? 


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a

True

b

False  

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is false.
Refraction is the bending of light rays after entering a medium where its speed is different. According to the law of optics, when light travels from a denser to a rare medium, it bends away from normal.
The correct statement would be that the light will bend away from normal when it travels from a denser to a rarer medium.
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Is it true that the light will bend closer to normal when it travels from a denser to a rarer medium?