The refracted ray inside the prism bends ________.
Toward the base of the prism
A prism is a transparent optical element with two inclined refracting surfaces meeting at a sharp refracting edge, while the opposite flat surface forms the base of the prism.
When a ray of light travels from a rarer medium like air into the denser glass of the prism, it bends toward the normal at the first surface, and on emerging from the second surface it bends away from the normal.
The combined effect of refraction at both surfaces is that the refracted ray inside the prism, as well as the emergent ray, is deflected toward the thicker base of the prism rather than toward its edge.
Hence, the correct answer is Toward the base of the prism.
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