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A ray of light is moving from a material having a high index of refraction into a material with a lower index of refraction. Is the ray bend toward the normal or away from it?

A ray of light is moving from a material having a high index of refraction into a material with a lower index of refraction. Is the ray bend toward the normal or away from it?
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A ray of light is moving from a material having a high index of refraction into a material with a lower index of refraction. Is the ray bend toward the normal or away from it?

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The ray of light bends away from the normal when it moves from a material with a high index of refraction to a material with a lower index of refraction.
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