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MHT CET · Physics · Ray Optics

For a ray of light, the critical angle is minimum when it travels from

  1. A air to glass.
  2. B glass to water.
  3. C water to glass.
  4. D glass to air.
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(D) glass to air.

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\(\sin c=\frac{1}{\mu}\)
\(a\mu_{\mathrm{w}}=\frac{4}{3}, a \mu_{\mathrm{g}}=\frac{3}{2}, w \mu_{\mathrm{g}}=\frac{\mathrm{a} \mu_{\mathrm{g}}}{\mathrm{a} \mu_{\mathrm{w}}}=\frac{9}{8}\)
Critical angle will be maximum when refractive index of the denser medium w.r.t. the rarer medium is minimum.
\(w \mu_{8}=\frac{9}{8}\) is minimum
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