Ray of light while travelling from optically denser to optically __ medium, bends from normal.

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A ray of light traveling from optically dense to optically rarer medium, bends away from the normal.
It is due to the speed of light is more in optical rarer medium than denser medium so the ray of light bends towards normal.

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Ray of light while travelling from optically denser to optically __________ medium, bends ________ from normal.

A ray of light traveling from optically dense to optically rarer medium, bends away from the normal. It is due to the speed of light is more in optical rarer medium than denser medium so the ray of light bends towards normal.

Ray of light while travelling from optically denser to optically __ medium, bends from normal.

A ray of light traveling from optically dense to optically rarer medium, bends away from the normal.
It is due to the speed of light is more in optical rarer medium than denser medium so the ray of light bends towards normal.