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If a ray of light enters obliquely from glass to water, will it bend towards the normal or away from the normal?
If a ray of light enters obliquely from glass to water, will it bend towards the normal or away from the normal?
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Denser to rarer = away from normal.
Updated On: Jan 13, 2026
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When light passes from a denser medium (glass) to a rarer medium (water), it bends away from the normal because its speed increases.
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