Q. 124.1( 18 Votes )
A ray of light travelling in air enters obliquely into water. Does the light ray bend towards the normal away from the normal? Why?
Answer :
When a ray of light travelling in air enters obliquely into water, it bends towards the normal. This is because water has high refractive index which makes it optically denser than air. Thus, the light ray bends towards the normal when it enters water.
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