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Question
Make the correct choices for each of the following :
Total Internal reflection takes place when
(where ∠i = angle of incidence, ∠r = angle of refraction, ∠C = critical angle)
Options
Light is going from glass to air and ∠I < ∠C
Light is going from air to glss and ∠i < ∠C
Light is going from glass to air and ∠i > ∠C
Light is going from air to glss and ∠i > ∠C
Light is going from glass to air and ∠i = ∠r
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Solution
Light is going from glass to air and ∠i > ∠C
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