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Define or explain the term total internal reflection.

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Define or explain the term total internal reflection.

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Total internal reflection is the complete reflection of light back into an optically denser medium when it travels towards a rarer medium and strikes the boundary at an angle greater than the critical angle.

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Chapter 4: Refraction of Light - EXERCISE-2 [Page 82]

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Goyal Brothers Prakashan A New Approach to ICSE Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 4 Refraction of Light
EXERCISE-2 | Q 1. (a) | Page 82
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