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When a beam of light moves from a rarer medium to a denser medium:

A

It bends towards the normal

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B

It goes undeviated

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C

It bends away from the normal

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D

It bends at 90^o

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Solution

The correct option is A
It bends towards the normal

When a beam of light moves from rarer to denser medium, it bends towards the normal.

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