JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main - Mock Test - 3

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    A light ray from air is incident (as shown in figure) at one end of a glass fiber (refractive index \[\mu =1.5\]) making an incidence angle of \[60{}^\circ \] on the lateral surface, so that it undergoes a total internal reflection. How much time would it take to traverse the straight fiber of length 1 km

    A) \[3.33\,\mu s\]  

    B) \[6.67\,\mu s\]  

    C) \[5.77\,\mu s\]  

    D) \[3.85\,\mu s\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    When total internal reflection just takes place from lateral surface \[i=C,\]i.e., \[60{}^\circ C\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\sin 60{}^\circ =\sin C=\frac{1}{\mu }\Rightarrow \mu =\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\] Time taken by light to traverse some distance a medium \[t=\frac{\mu x}{c}=\frac{\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\times {{10}^{3}}}{3\times {{10}^{8}}}=3.85\,\mu s.\]


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