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A deviation in the path of a ray of light can be produced

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by a glass prism but not by a rectangular glass slab
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by a rectangular glass slab but not by a glass
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by a glass prism as well as a rectangular glass slab
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neither by a glass prism nor by a rectangular glass slab
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Solution

The correct option is C by a glass prism as well as a rectangular glass slab

The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is called refraction. The angle and wavelength at which the light enters a substance and the density of that substance determine how much the light is refracted. The bending occurs because light travels more slowly in a denser medium.

Hence, by a glass prism as well as a rectangular glass slab


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