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Standard X
Physics
Refractive Index
Does a ray of...
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Does a ray of light incident normally on a refracting surface does not suffer any refraction?
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Yes.
According to snell's law
μ
1
s
i
n
i
=
μ
2
s
i
n
r
When rays is perpendicular to surface and incidence angle is
i
=
0
So
μ
1
s
i
n
0
=
μ
2
s
i
n
r
s
i
n
r
=
0
r
=
0
o
So ray will pass without deviation.
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