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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

The extraordinary sparkling of an appropriately cut diamond is due to

  1. A dispersion
  2. B polarisation
  3. C low refractive index
  4. D Total internal reflection
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(D) Total internal reflection

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The sparkling of a diamond is primarily due to its high refractive index and very small critical angle (about 24.4°). When light enters a specifically cut diamond, it undergoes multiple total internal reflections at the inner faces before escaping, creating a brilliant,…