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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?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
    Equal to angle of incidence
  4. D

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[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.

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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
C
Equal to angle of incidence
D

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