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Total internal reflection - Ray optics and optical instruments

Question

A light ray enters a solid glass sphere of refractive index  μ=3 at an angle of incidence 600. The ray is both reflected and refracted at the farther surface of the sphere. The angle (in degrees) between the reflected and refracted rays at this surface is _______

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Solution

 

At A:  1.sin600=3sinr

 r=300


At B:  3.sinr=1.sini
i=600 
So angle between  reflected ray & refracted ray at  B=900
 



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