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A ray of light travelling in cur enters obliquely into water. Does the light ray bend towards the normal or away form the normal? Why?

 A ray of light travelling in cur enters obliquely into water. Does the light ray bend towards the normal or away form the normal? Why?

Grade:12

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Harshit Singh
askIITians Faculty 5963 Points
3 years ago
Dear Student

The light bends towards the normal on entry into water because water is optically denser than air.

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KAPADIA DEV
100 Points
3 years ago
Answer: When a ray of light travels from air into water obliquely, it bends towards the normal. This is because water is optically denser than air. On entering water, speed of light decreases and the light bends towards normal

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