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Explain the Meaning of the Term Refraction. a Ray of Monochromatic Light is Incident from Air on a Glass Slab. Draw a Ray Diagram Indicating the Change in Its Path Till It Emerges Out of the Slab. - Physics

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Explain the meaning of the term refraction. A ray of monochromatic light is incident from air on a glass slab. Draw a ray diagram indicating the change in its path till it emerges out of the slab.
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Refraction is the bending of light at the surface of separation, which takes when it passes from one optical medium to another optical medium with different optical densities.
Ray diagram showing refraction of light through a glass slab:

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Chapter 2: Light - Exercise 2.1 ii [Page 89]

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Frank Physics - Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 2 Light
Exercise 2.1 ii | Q 7 | Page 89

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