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Which has a larger critical angle, water or diamond? - Physics (Theory)

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Which has a larger critical angle, water or diamond?

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Water has a larger critical angle (about 48.6°) compared to diamond, which has a critical angle of about 24.4°; thus, water’s critical angle is larger than that of diamond.

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Chapter 15: Refraction of Light at a Plane Interface : Total Internal Reflection : Optical Fibre - QUESTIONS [Page 779]

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Nootan Physics Part 1 and 2 [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 15 Refraction of Light at a Plane Interface : Total Internal Reflection : Optical Fibre
QUESTIONS | Q 14. | Page 779
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