Shobha Tripathi
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The apparent depth of the fish in water is:

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42.86%[A] less than the actual depth because light travels from a rarer medium to denser medium ( 3 voters )
57.14%[B] less than the actual death because light travels from a denser medium to rarer medium ( 4 voters )
0%[C] more than the actual depth because of total internal reflection of light
0%[D] more than the actual depth because light travels from a denser medium to rarer medium
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As light travels from a denser medium water to a rarer medium air, the light rays undergo refraction and bend away from the normal. To an observer the position of fish in water appears to be raised as shown in the figure above therefore. The Apparent depth of the fish in water is less than the actual depth due to the refraction of light.

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  1. [B] less than the actual death because light travels from a denser medium to rarer medium

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