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A ray of light is incident from a denser to a rarer medium. The critical angle for total internal reflection is θiC and Brewster's angle of incidence is θiB, such that sinθiCsinθiB=η=1.28. The relative refractive index of the two media is
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Options:
  • A 0.4
  • B 0.2
  • C 0.9
  • D 0.8
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The correct answer is: 0.8
μ1: refractive index of rarer medium

μ2: retractive index of denser medium

sinθC=μ1μ2

tanθB=μ1μ2

sin θ C =tan θ B

sin θ C sin θ B = tan θ B sin θ B = 1 cos θ B =1.28

tan θ B = μ 1 μ 2 = 1 ( 1 1.28 ) 2 ( 1 1.28 )

=0.8

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