Critical Angle
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Critical angle c satisfies sin c =:
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Solution
Incorrect! Answer:
n2/n1 (n1>n2)
Critical Angle (c) is the angle of incidence in a denser medium such that the angle of refraction in the rarer medium is 90ā.
- From Snell's Law: n1āsinc=n2āsin90ā
- sinc=n1ān2āā
- If the angle of incidence exceeds c, light is completely reflected back into the denser medium (Total Internal Reflection).
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- Subject
- physics
- Chapter
- optics
- Topic
- critical angle
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year
- 2025
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