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A ray of light travels from a denser to a rarer medium then, the ray :

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doesn't bend at all

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bends towards the normal

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bends away from the normal

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D

goes along the normal

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Solution

The correct option is D bends away from the normal
When light travels from denser to rarer medium, the velocity of light increases which results in bending of light away from the normal.

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