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प्रश्न
Total internal reflection occurs only when a ray of light passes from a ______ medium to a ______ medium.
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उत्तर
Total internal reflection occurs only when a ray of light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Draw diagram to illustrate the total internal reflection.
(i) Define critical angle.
(ii) State one important factor which affects the critical angle of a given medium.
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Images formed by totally reflecting prisms are brighter than the image formed by ordinary reflected light, why?
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Which one of the following is NOT the correct formula for refractive index of glass w.r.t. air (aμg) (i = angle of incidence, r = angle of refraction)
The angle of minimum deviation produced by a thin glass prism in air is 'δ'. If that prism is immersed in water, the angle of minimum deviation will be ______.
( aμg = refractive index of glass w.r.t, air aμw = refractive index of water w.r.t. air)
