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Absolute and Relative Refractive Index

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The working of optical instruments like camera, microscope, telescope, etc. having glass lenses is based on a phenomenon of light. Identify the phenomenon

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Dispersion

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Scattering

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Solution

The correct option is B
Refraction

Magnifying effect in optical instruments is achieved by virtue of refraction phenomena, in which light waves bend when they travel from one medium to another

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