The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass slab traced by four students are shown in figure below. Which one of them is correct?

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The correct option is D
In a rectangular glass slab, the direction of the emerging light is same as that of the incident light. So, the incident ray and the emerent ray should be parallel to each other.

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The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass slab traced by four students are shown in figure below. Which one of them is correct?

The correct option is D In a rectangular glass slab, the direction of the emerging light is same as that of the incident light. So, the incident ray and the emerent ray should be parallel to each other.

The correct option is D
In a rectangular glass slab, the direction of the emerging light is same as that of the incident light. So, the incident ray and the emerent ray should be parallel to each other.