GK Question

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Total internal reflection occurs when light travels from:

  1. Rarer to denser medium
  2. Denser to rarer medium
  3. Vacuum to glass
  4. Air to water

Answer: Denser to rarer medium

When light moves from denser (e.g., glass) to rarer medium (e.g., air) at angle > critical angle, it reflects entirely back. Used in optical fibers, prisms. Fundamental optics principle. [[NCERT Physics Class 12]]

Topic Physics - Optics
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