What happens when white light is passed from air to glass prism?

Bends towards normal

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Reflects back

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Bends away from normal

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Passes undeviated

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Solution

The correct option is A
Bends towards normal

White light bends towards the normal when it passes from air to glass medium, that is, rarer to denser medium.

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What happens when white light is passed from air to glass prism?

The correct option is A Bends towards normal White light bends towards the normal when it passes from air to glass medium, that is, rarer to denser medium.

The correct option is A
Bends towards normal

White light bends towards the normal when it passes from air to glass medium, that is, rarer to denser medium.