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A ray of light travelling in air enters obliquely into water. Does the light ray bend towards the normal or away from the normal? Why?
A ray of light travelling in air enters obliquely into water. Does the light ray bend towards the normal or away from the normal? Why?
Updated On: Jan 13, 2026
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Light bends toward the normal when moving from a rarer to a denser optical medium. Because water is optically denser than air, a light ray entering water from air will bend towards the normal.
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