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How is the Critical Angle of a Material Related to Its Refractive Index?

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प्रश्न

How is the critical angle of a material related to its refractive index?

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Relation of critical angle and refractive index:

μ = `1/sin "C"`

Where μ = refractive index of the material and C = critical angle.

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