MCQ
Whenever light travels from denser medium to a rarer medium:
- ✓It bends away from the normal
- BIt bends towards the normal
- CIt passes undeviated
- DIt always reflects back
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Answer
Correct option: A.
It bends away from the normal
Whenever light travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium, it bends away from the normal due to refraction.
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