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Total internal reflection - Ray optics and optical instruments
Question

Material A has critical angle iA and material B has critical angle iBiB>iA. Then which of the following is true 

(i) Light can be totally internally reflected when it passes from B to A 

(ii)  Light can be totally internally reflected when it passes from A to B 

(iii) Critical angle for total internal reflection is iBiA

(iv) Critical angle between A and B is sin1siniAsiniB

Moderate
Solution

We know  C=sin11μ
 Given critical angle iB>iA  so μB<μA i.e. B is rarer and A is denser.  Hence light can be totally internally reflected when it passes from A to B Now critical angle for A to B  CAB=sin11 BμA=sin1 AμB =sin1μBμA=sin1siniAsiniB

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