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General Knowledge · Q1370

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 1370

Q1370

For a ray of light to suffer total internal reflection it has to pass from :

A.
Glass to water
B.
Water to glass
C.
Air to water
Answer
D.
Air to glass

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Total internal reflection is an optical phenomenon that happens when a ray of light strikes a medium boundary at an angle larger than a particular critical angle with respect to the normal to the surface. This can only occur where light travels from a medium with a higher [n1=higher refractive index] to one with a lower refractive index [n2=lower refractive index]. Total internal reflection can be seen at the air-water boundary.