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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
μ1sini=μ2sinr
When rays is perpendicular to surface and incidence angle is i=0
So μ1sin0=μ2sinr
sinr=0
r=0o
So ray will pass without deviation.

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