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Transcribed Image Text:This question is about refraction.
(a) The diagram below shows a ray of monochromatic light incident on the boundary between
two media. The dotted line is the normal to the boundary.
normal
medium 1
-boundary
medium 2
The refractive index of medium 1 is n, and that of medium 2 is
n2
and n,>n,. The ray
is incident at an angle to the normal that is less than the critical angle.
(i) Explain what is meant by critical angle.
(ii) On the diagram above, draw lines to show the paths of the ray after it is incident
on the boundary.
(b)
Derive a relationship between n,, n, and the critical angle p.
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