CBSE Class 10 Answered
Why light rays do not bend or refract when they meet the glass slab perpendicularly?
(Pls ans theoratically and dont say it is bcs i is 0)
Asked by marygreata3 | 16 Aug, 2020, 19:05: PM
If the incident ray falls on the glass slab perpendicularly or normally, it goes inside the slab un-deviated i.e there is no bending of light because of the following reasons:
![](https://images.topperlearning.com/topper/tinymce/imagemanager/files/b3b1cf5a0dda1d1711dc563a12e438155944e7c87941a3.59115877ATE17junelightbender.PNG)
As the incident rays passes along the normal to the surface, the angle of incidence becomes zero.
It is a known fact that angle of incidence and the angle of refraction are related to each other and are governed by Snell's Law i.e
This explains why the angle of refraction is zero when the incident light falls normal or perpendicular to the glass slab.
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Refractive space Index cross times Sin space straight r equals 0
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Sin space straight r equals 0
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Hope this helps!!!
Answered by Shiwani Sawant | 17 Aug, 2020, 23:45: PM
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