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A ray of light IM is incident on a glass slab ABCD as shown in the figure below. The emergent ray for this incident ray is: (a) NQ (b) NR (c) NP (d) NS
Topic: Refraction / total internal reflection
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Answer
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(a) NQ.
Explanation
For a parallel-sided slab, the emergent ray is parallel to the incident ray.
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