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When light goes from an optically rarer to an optically denser medium,


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angle of incidence > angle of reflection

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angle of incidence < angle of refraction

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angle of incidence = angle of refraction

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D

angle of incidence > angle of refraction

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Solution

The correct option is D

angle of incidence > angle of refraction


As the light goes from an optically rarer to an optically denser medium, it bends towards the normal. Hence, the angle of incidence is greater than the angle of refraction.


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