Question

For total internal reflection the ray of light enters

A

from rarer to denser medium

B

from denser to rarer medium

C

medium of same refractive index

D

medium with same coefficient of reflection

Medium
Solution
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Correct option is B)

Total internal reflection takes place when a light enters from denser to rarer medium. From snell's law, the light tends to bend away from the normal to the surface. If the difference in optical densities is huge, the light rays tends to refract at more than and actually starts reflecting.

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