Question 15
You are given water, mustard oil, glycerine and kerosene. In which of these media a ray of light incident obliquely at same angle would bend the most?

(a) Kerosene
(b) Water
(c) Mustard oil
(d) Glycerine

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Solution

(d) Glycerine

The refractive index of the glycerine is maximum i.e. glycerine is more denser and denser the medium more will the bending of light.

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