Pencil dipped in water appears bent due to refraction

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Solution

The correct option is A True
A pencil dipped into water at an angle appears bent (or broken) due to the refraction of light at the air-water surface.
EXPLANATION:
Light rays starting from the dipped portion of the pencil suffer refraction at the water-air surface.
Air is a rarer medium than water.
So, the refracted rays bend away from the normal and appear to come from a point slightly above the actual position of the pencil.
As a result, the pencil dipped into water appears bent (or broken).
Hence, the given statement is true.

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