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A ray of light incident normally on an isosceles right angled prism travels as shown in the figure. The least value of the refractive index of the prism must be

a
2
b
3
c
1.5
d
2.0

detailed solution

Correct option is A

From figure it is clear that TIR takes place at surface AC and BCi.e.,  45o>C⇒sin45o>sinC⇒12>1μ⇒μ>2⇒μ>2Hence  μleast=2

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