Total internal reflection can take place only if (a) light goes from optically rarer medium (smaller refractive index) to optically denser medium

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asked Mar 29, 2018 in Physics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8

Total internal reflection can take place only if
(a) light goes from optically rarer medium (smaller refractive index) to optically denser medium
(b) light goes from optically denser medium to rarer medium
(c) the refractive indices of the two media are close to each other
(d) the refractive indices of the two media are widely different.

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answered Mar 29, 2018 by santoshjha (25,550 points) 4 5 6
selected Mar 30, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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(b) light goes from optically denser medium to rarer medium

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