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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Ray Optics

A ray of light travels from an optically denser to rarer medium. The critical angle for the two media is ' \(C\) '. The maximum possible deviation of the ray will be

  1. A \(\frac{\pi}{2}-C\)
  2. B \(2 C\)
  3. C \(\pi-2 C\)
  4. D \(\pi-C\)
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(C) \(\pi-2 C\)

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The deviation is given by \(\begin{aligned} & \delta=\pi-2 \mathrm{i} \\ & \text { At } \mathrm{i}=\mathrm{C}, \delta=\delta_{\max } \\ & \therefore \quad \delta_{\max }=\pi-2 \mathrm{c} \end{aligned}\)
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