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R = rarer medium, D = denser medium
When light ray travels from Rarer medium to Denser medium, the light ray bends towards the normal, as the velocity of light decreases in denser medium. In this case the angle of incidence is greater than angle of refraction.
The relation between angle of incidence and angle of refraction is given by snell's law.
sin i is directly proportional to sinr.
The proportionality constant is Refractive index of a material.
Hence as angle of incidence increases angle of refraction also increases.
When a light ray travels from rarer medium to denser medium, the light ray bends towards the normal, as the velocity of light decreases in denser medium. The angle of incidence is greater than angle of refraction.
When a light ray travels from denser medium to rarer medium, the light ray bends away from the normal, as the velocity of light increases in rarer medium. The angle of incidence is less than angle of refraction.