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Standard IX

Physics

Refraction

When light is...

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When light is incident obliquely, from a medium of lower optical density to that of greater optical density,

the refracted ray deviates away from the normal

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the refracted ray deviates towards the normal

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the refracted ray does not deviate.

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the refracted ray can deviate in either ways

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The correct option is B
the refracted ray deviates towards the normal

When light is incident obliquely, from a medium of lower optical density to that of greater optical density, the refracted ray deviates towards the normal

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When light is incident obliquely, from a medium of lower optical density to that of greater optical density,

The correct option is B the refracted ray deviates towards the normal When light is incident obliquely, from a medium of lower optical density to that of greater optical density, the refracted ray deviates towards the normal

The correct option is B
the refracted ray deviates towards the normal

When light is incident obliquely, from a medium of lower optical density to that of greater optical density, the refracted ray deviates towards the normal