JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 10. Wave optics
On a hot summer night, the refractive index of air is smallest near the ground and increases with height from the ground. When a light beam is directed horizontally, the Huygens' principle leads us to conclude that as it travels, the light beam
- A goes horizontally without any deflection
- B bends downwards
- C bends upwards
- D becomes narrower
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(C) bends upwards
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