If a ray of light in a glass is incident on an air surface at an angle greater thanthecritical angle, the ray will:A. Refract only B. Reflect onlyC. Partially reflect & refract D. Diffract only
Question
If a ray of light in a glass is incident on an air surface at an angle greater thanthecritical angle, the ray will:A. Refract only B. Reflect onlyC. Partially reflect & refract D. Diffract only
Solution
The correct answer is B. Reflect only.
Here's the step by step explanation:
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The critical angle is the angle of incidence that provides an angle of refraction of 90-degrees.
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If the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle, then total internal reflection occurs. This means that all the light is reflected back into the glass.
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Therefore, the light does not refract or pass through the air surface, it only reflects.
So, the ray of light will only reflect, not refract, partially reflect & refract, or diffract.
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