NEETPhysicsGeometrical OpticsMCQ+4 / −1
Two transparent media A and B are separated by a plane boundary. The speed of light in those media are 1.5 108 m/s and 2.0 108 m/s, respectively. The critical angle for a ray of light for these two media is
- Asin1 (0.500)
- Bsin1 (0.750)
- Ctan1 (0.500)
- Dtan1 (0.750)
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Correct answer: B

$${\mu _A} = {{3 \times {{10}^8}} \over {1.5 \times {{10}^8}}} = 2$$
$${\mu _B} = {{3 \times {{10}^8}} \over {2 \times {{10}^8}}} = 1.5$$
For TIR, ray of light should travel from denser to rarer medium
$${\mu _A}\sin {\theta _C} = {\mu _B}\sin 90^\circ $$
$$2\sin {\theta _C} = 1.5\sin 90^\circ $$
$$\sin {\theta _C} = 0.75$$
$${\theta _C} = {\sin ^{ - 1}}(0.75)$$
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