In total internal reflection when the angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle for the pair of media in contact, what will be angle of refraction?
- A
- B
- CEqual to angle of incidence
- D
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
[Image showing light ray incident at critical angle and grazing the surface at 90 degrees]By definition, the critical angle () is the angle of incidence in the denser medium for which the angle of refraction in the rarer medium is exactly . The refracted ray grazes the interface between the two media. If the angle of incidence exceeds , total internal reflection occurs.