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Two transparent media A and B are separated by a plane boundary. The speed of light in those media are 1.5×108 m s-1 and 2.0×108 m s-1, respectively. The critical angle for a ray of light for these two media is:
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Options:
  • A sin-10.750
  • B tan-10.500
  • C tan-10.750
  • D sin-10.500
Solution:
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The correct answer is: sin-10.750

Refractive index μ in terms of speed of light c in vacuum and wave speed v in medium is given by, μ=cv.

So, for medium AμA=cvA=3×1081.5×108=2 and for medium BμB=cvB=3×1082×108=1.5

For critical angle, angle of refraction r=90°.

Using Snell's law, 

μ1sini=μ2sinr

2sini=1.5sin90°sini=1.52=0.750i=sin-10.750

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