A ray of light passes from medium 1 to medium 2. In medium 1, it strikes at an angle of 15° from the normal. Whereas in medium 2, it makes an angle of 30° from the normal after the refraction. Which medium is a denser medium?

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Medium 1

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Medium 2

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Both mediums are equally dense

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Solution

The correct option is B Medium 1
When light travels from a rarer to a denser medium, it bends towards the normal and when light travels from a denser to a rarer medium, it bends away from the normal. From the given data, we can see that the light ray bends away from the normal. Therefore, we can infer that medium 1 is denser.

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