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A ray of light is incident normally on a plane glass slab. What will be (i) the angle of refraction and (ii) the angle of deviation for the ray?
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(i) The ray of light incident normally on a plane glass slab passes undeviated, ( i.e. such a ray suffers no bending at the surface). Thus, if angle of incidence ∠i = 0°, then the angle of refraction ∠r = 0°.
(ii) In the case when ray of light is incident normally on a plane glass slab, it passes undeviated. Hence, the angle of deviation is 0°.
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