NCERT Exercise 9.21 - Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
Question: At what angle should a ray of light be incident on the face of a prism of refracting angle 60° so that it just suffers total internal reflection at the other face? The refractive index of the material of the prism is 1.524.
Answer: **NCERT answer:** If the refracted ray in the prism is incident on the second face at the critical angle ic, the angle of refraction r at the first face is (60°–ic). Now, ic = sin–1 (1/1.524) ~ 41°...
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