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What is meant by the term ‘critical angle’?

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What is meant by the term ‘critical angle’?

What is a critical angle?

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It is the angle of incidence in the denser medium corresponding to which the angle of refraction in the rarer medium is 90°.

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State the relation between the critical angle and the absolute refractive index of a medium.


Write the necessary conditions for the phenomenon of total internal reflection to

occur ?


One day Chetan’s mother developed a severe stomach ache all of a sudden. She was rushed to the doctor who suggested for an immediate endoscopy test and gave an estimate of expenditure for the same. Chetan immediately contacted his class teacher and shared the information with her. The class teacher arranged for the money and rushed to the hospital. On realizing that Chetan belonged to a below average income group family, even the doctor offered concession for the test fee. The test was conducted successfully.

Answer the following questions based on the above information:

(a) Which principle in optics is made use of in endoscopy?

(b) Briefly explain the values reflected in the action taken by the teacher.

(c) In what way do you appreciate the response of the doctor on the given situation?


i) Observe the given figure and answer the following questions.
a) Identify and write the natural process shown in the figure.
b) List the phenomena which are observe in this process.
c) Redraw the diagram and show above phenomena in it.


Solve the previous problem if the paperweight is inverted at its place so that the spherical surface touches the paper.


Name the phenomenon which enables an empty test tube placed inside water shine like a mirror.

Plot a graph between
 Angle of incidence versus angle of reflection,


If a ray of light passes from medium I to medium II without any change of direction, what can be said about the refractive indices of these media (angle I is not 0)?


State two advantages of using a right-angle prism as a reflector, rather than a plane mirror.


Draw a diagram, properly labelled, to illustrate the use of a total reflecting prism (a right-angled isosceles prism) to turn a ray of light through 180°. Name an instrument in which this device is used.


Complete the following diagram to show the path of the ray of a single colour in the diagram as if enters in and emerges out of the prism. Mark the angles wherever necessary. (Critical angle for glass = 42°).


Answer the following question.

Under what conditions are total internal reflection possible? Explain it with a suitable example.


Answer the following question.

What are the advantages of optical fibre communication over electronic communication?


For the same angle of incidence, the angle of refraction in four media A, B, C and D are 25°, 30°, 35° and 40° respectively. The speed of light is least in medium ______.


Total internal reflection can take place only if light is travelling from ______.


The outer concentric shell in optic fiber is called ______.


What is the phenomenon used in optical fiber? Explain.


State the condition under which total internal reflection occurs. Give the mathematical expression for total internal reflection.


  • Assertion (A): Propagation of light through an optical fibre is due to total internal reflection taking place at the core-cladding interface.
  • Reason (R): Refractive index of the material of the cladding of the optical fibre is greater than that of the core.

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