The Image of an Object Beneath the Surface of a Medium

question 15

Multiple Choice

The image of an object beneath the surface of a medium of refractive index n > 1 is seen in air by a person looking down on the surface. This image, formed by light rays leaving the flat refractive surface, is

• A) real and closer to the viewer than the object.
• B) virtual and closer to the viewer than the object.
• C) real and farther from the viewer than the object.
• D) virtual and farther from the viewer than the object.
• E) virtual and the same distance from the viewer as the object.

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