Examveda
Examveda

For a ray of light to suffer total internal reflection it has to pass from :

A. Glass to water

B. Water to glass

C. Air to water

D. Air to glass

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Total internal reflection is an optical phenomenon that happens when a ray of light strikes a medium boundary at an angle larger than a particular critical angle with respect to the normal to the surface. This can only occur where light travels from a medium with a higher [n1=higher refractive index] to one with a lower refractive index [n2=lower refractive index]. Total internal reflection can be seen at the air-water boundary.

This Question Belongs to General Knowledge >> Physics

Join The Discussion

Related Questions on Physics

Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of

A. Collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere.

B. Action of ultraviolet light from the sun on atmospheric oxygen.

C. Action of solar radiations particularly cosmic rays on carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere.

D. Lightning discharge in atmosphere.