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When a light ray travels from medium 1 to 2, in which of the following cases it bends towards the normal?

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Air to glass

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Glass to water

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Water to air

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Glass to air

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Solution

The correct option is A
Air to glass

When light ray passes from a rarer medium to a denser medium it bends towards normal.

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