When the light ray is ___________ to the boundary between two medium, light does not bend.

normal

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Solution

The correct option is A
normal

(i)

Light falls obliquely $(i \neq 0^{\circ})$

(ii)

When a light ray falls on the surface normally, then refraction occurs but it does not bend the light. Only, the velocity in the second medium changes.

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When the light ray is ___________ to the boundary between two medium, light does not bend.

The correct option is A normal (i) Light falls obliquely (i≠0∘) (ii) When a light ray falls on the surface normally, then refraction occurs but it does not bend the light. Only, the velocity in the second medium changes.

The correct option is A
normal

(i)

Light falls obliquely $(i \neq 0^{\circ})$

(ii)

When a light ray falls on the surface normally, then refraction occurs but it does not bend the light. Only, the velocity in the second medium changes.