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प्रश्न
What is meant by the term ‘critical angle’?
What is a critical angle?
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उत्तर
It is the angle of incidence in the denser medium corresponding to which the angle of refraction in the rarer medium is 90°.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Draw the diagram of a right-angled isosceles prism which is used to make an invented image erect.
Angle of deviation is the angle which the ______ ray makes with the direction of ______ray.
Total internal reflection occurs only when a ray of light passes from a ______ medium to a ______ medium.
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.
(i) Define critical angle.
(ii) State one important factor which affects the critical angle of a given medium.
If a light ray does not undergo, refraction at the boundary between two media, the angle of incidence is:
(a) A ray of monochromatic light enters glass PQRS as shown in the fig. Complete the path of ray till it emerges from the glass. (Critical angle of glass is 420).
(b) Draw diagram of a prism periscope.
(c) What are the advantages of total internal reflecting prism over plane mirror?
In the following figure, show two rays A and B travelling from water to air. If the critical angle for water- air surface is 48°, complete the ray diagram showing the refracted rays for each. State conditions when the ray will suffer total internal reflection.
How does a ray of light bend when it travels from when it is normal to the interface of the two media.
Express the refractive index μ of a medium in terms of the angle of incidence i in air and the angle of refraction r in a denser medium.
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)?
Name the factors affecting the critical angle for the pair of media.
Answer the following question.
Under what conditions are total internal reflection possible? Explain it with a suitable example.
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)
Optical fibre communication uses the principle of ______.
What are the examples of total internal reflection in nature?
State the condition under which total internal reflection occurs. Give the mathematical expression for total internal reflection.
