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At what angle should a ray of light be incident on the face of a prism of refracting angle
6
0
∘
so that it just suffers total internal reflection at the other face. The refractive index of the prism is 1.524.
A
3
0
∘
B
4
0
∘
C
5
0
∘
D
6
0
∘
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Updated on : 2022-09-05
Solution
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Correct option is A)
sin
c
=
μ
1
=
1
.
5
2
4
1
=
0
.
6
5
o
r
c
=
4
0
∘
3
0
′
r
=
1
9
∘
3
0
′
=
[
1
8
0
∘
−
1
2
0
∘
−
4
0
∘
3
0
′
]
μ
=
sin
r
sin
i
o
r
sin
i
=
1
.
5
2
4
s
i
n
1
9
∘
3
0
′
=
1
.
5
2
4
(
.
3
3
4
0
)
=
0
.
5
o
r
i
=
3
0
∘
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