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Snell's law is the first law of optics, and also known as the law of refraction. It is a formula used to describe the relation between an angle of incidence and refraction, when referring to light.

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  1. Light rays may change direction when they travel from one material into another material (eg air and glass or plastic or water).
  2. When the light rays travel into a denser or thicker material they change direction away from the surface.
  3. When the light rays travel into a less dense or thinner material they change direction towards the surface.
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According to first law of first law of refraction of light: The incident ray, the refracted ray and the normal at the point of incident, all lie in the same plane.

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