A ray of light moving from an optically rarer medium to a denser medium:

bends away from the normal

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bends towards the normal

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remains undeviated

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gets reflected

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Solution

The correct option is B
bends towards the normal

A ray of light travelling from a rarer medium to a denser medium slows down and bends towards the normal.

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