What is normal ray? Definition 1.5marks

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In optics, a normal ray is a ray that is incident at 90 degrees to a surface. That is, the light ray is perpendicular or normal to the surface. The angle of incidence (angle an incident light ray makes with a normal to the surface) of the normal ray is 0 degrees.

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