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?

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A pencil partially dipped in water appears bent. Which of the following explains this phenomenon?

Assertion (A): When light enters from air to glass, it bends towards the normal. Reason (R): Glass is a rarer medium than air.

Draw a ray diagram showing the path of rays of light when it enters with oblique incidence (i)from air into water; (ii) from water into air.

Choose the correct path of a ray of light passing from air to kerosene oil and from kerosene oil to water is

State Snell's Law.

Give reason why refractive index has no unit.