Asked in ETEA MDCAT 2006 2006Moderate

Critical angle of a medium depends upon the:

Correct answer: C. Refractive index of the medium

  • A. Speed of light
  • B. wavelength of light
  • C. Refractive index of the medium
  • D. intensity of light

Explanation

The critical angle is the angle of incidence, which corresponds to an angle of refraction of 90 degrees when light travels from a denser to a rarer medium.

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