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Which of the following describes the 'Lateral Displacement' of light?
ABending of light in a prism
BPerpendicular distance between incident and emergent ray in a slab
CScattering of light by dust
DFormation of rainbow
✓ Correct Answer: B — Perpendicular distance between incident and emergent ray in a slab
When light passes through a parallel-sided glass slab, the emergent ray is parallel but shifted from the incident path.
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