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State the approximate value of the critical angle for (a) glass-air surface, (b) water-air surface (Given μglass=1.5,μwater=1.33)
  1. (a) 49o, (b)49o
  2. (a) 42o, (b)49o
  3. (a) 49o, (b)42o
  4. (a) 42o, (b)42o

A
(a) 49o, (b)49o
B
(a) 42o, (b)49o
C
(a) 49o, (b)42o
D
(a) 42o, (b)42o
Solution
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Critical angle is the angle of incidence from denser to rarer medium for which the angle of refraction is
These angles for glass-air interface is 42o and water-air interface is 49o

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