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In an experiment to trace the path of a ray of light through a glass prism for different values of angle of incidence a student would find that the emergent ray:

A
is parallel to the incident ray
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perpendicular to the incident ray
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is parallel to the refracted ray
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bends at an angle to the direction of incident ray
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Solution

The correct option is B bends at an angle to the direction of incident ray

The path followed by the incident ray and the emergent ray on passing through a prism are at different angles. Upon refraction of a ray of light through prism, the emergent ray always bends at an angle with incident ray called angle of deviation.


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