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Which type of medium is known as an optically denser medium?
Which type of medium is known as an optically denser medium?
- A medium with a higher density
- A medium with a lower refractive index
- A medium with a lower density
- A medium with a higher refractive index (correct)
When a ray of light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium, what happens to the direction of the ray?
When a ray of light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium, what happens to the direction of the ray?
- It continues in a straight line
- It is bent towards the normal
- It is reflected
- It is bent away from the normal (correct)
What is Snell's law?
What is Snell's law?
- A law that describes the bending of light when it passes through a medium (correct)
- A law that describes the reflection of light off a surface
- A law that describes the interference of light waves
- A law that describes the diffraction of light waves
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