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A light beam is travelling from Region I to Region IV (Refer figure). The refractive index in Regions I, II, III and IV are and , respectively. The angle of incidence for which the beam just misses entering Region IV is 

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Correct answer: B
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Use the invariant across successive parallel interfaces
Since the boundaries between Regions I, II, III and IV are parallel, Snell’s law at each interface gives where is the angle the ray makes with the normal in that region. -
Condition for ‘just misses entering Region IV’
This means that at the interface between Region III and Region IV, the refracted ray in Region IV is just not formed. So the incidence angle in Region III is the critical angle for the III–IV boundary.Hence,
Given: therefore
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Relate the angle in Region I to the angle in Region III
Because remains constant across the parallel layers,Here,
So,
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Find
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This matches Option B.
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