Critical angle from the speeds or refractive indices of two media
This type of question, asked 6 times: 25 Jun 2022, 29 Jun 2022, 26 Jul 2022, 11 Apr 2023, 8 Apr 2024, 23 Jan 2026 S1. All 6 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
25 Jun 2022
14A light wave travelling linearly in a medium of dielectric constant 4 , incident on the horizontal interface separating medium with air. The angle of incidence for which the total intensity of incident wave will be reflected back into the same medium will be (Given : relative permeability of medium )Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
29 Jun 2022
94The speed of light in media 'A' and 'B' are and respectively. A ray of light enters from the medium to at an incident angle ' '. If the ray suffers total internal reflection, thenTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
26 Jul 2022
97Light travels in two media and with speeds and respectively. The critical angle between them is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
11 Apr 2023
11The critical angle for a denser-rarer interface is . The speed of light in rarer medium is . The speed of light in the denser medium is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
8 Apr 2024
19Critical angle of incidence for a pair of optical media is . The refractive indices of first and second media are in the ratio:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
23 Jan 2026 S1
11Consider light travelling from a medium A to medium B separated by a plane interface. If the light undergoes total internal reflection during its travel from medium A to B and the speed of light in media and are and respectively, then the value of critical angle is :Tap an option to check your answer.