JEE Main & Advanced Physics Ray Optics Question Bank Total Internal Reflection

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    The refractive index of water is 4 / 3 and that of glass is 5/3.  What will be the critical angle for the ray of light entering water from the glass                                                                 [RPMT 1996]

    A)            \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\frac{4}{5}\]    

    B)            \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\frac{5}{4}\]

    C)            \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\]\[\frac{1}{2}\]                                         

    D)            \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\frac{2}{1}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                       \[_{w}{{\mu }_{g}}=\frac{1}{\sin C}\Rightarrow \frac{{{\mu }_{g}}}{{{\mu }_{w}}}=\frac{5/3}{4/3}=\frac{1}{\sin C}\]            \[\Rightarrow \sin C=\frac{4}{5}\Rightarrow C={{\sin }^{-1}}\left( \frac{4}{5} \right)\]


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