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The Refractive Index of Air with Respect to Glass is Defined: as GµA = Sin I/Sin R If R = 90°, What is the Corresponding Angle I Called?

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The refractive index of air with respect to glass is defined: as gµa = sin i/sin r
If r = 90°, what is the corresponding angle i called?

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उत्तर

Given: gμa = `Sin "i"/Sin "r"`

If r = 90°

then aμg = `(Sin90°)/Sin "i"=1/Sin "i"`

The corresponding angle i is called the critical angle for the given pair of media.

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