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marishachu [46]
3 years ago
15

An example of when total internal reflection occurs is when all the light passing from a region of higher index of refraction to

a region of lower index of refraction
passes through the region of lower index without being affected

passes through the region of lower index but is dispersed

is reflected back into the region of higher index

slows down so that objects appear bent
Physics
1 answer:
Amiraneli [1.4K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

is reflected back into the region of higher index

Explanation:

Total internal reflection is a phenomenon that occurs when all the light passing from a region of higher index of refraction to a region of lower index is reflected back into the region of higher index.

According to Snell's law, refraction of ligth is described by the equation

n_1 sin \theta_1 = n_2 sin \theta_2

where

n1 is the refractive index of the first medium

n2 is the refractive index of the second medium

\theta_1 is the angle of incidence (in the first medium)

\theta_2 is the angle of refraction (in the second medium)

Let's now consider a situation in which

n_1 > n_2

so light is moving from a medium with higher index to a medium with lower index. We can re-write the equation as

sin \theta_2 = \frac{n_1}{n_2}sin \theta_1

Where \frac{n_1}{n_2} is a number greater than 1. This means that above a certain value of the angle of incidence \theta_1, the term on the right can become greater than 1. So this would mean

sin \theta_2 > 1

But this is not possible (the sine cannot be larger than 1), so no refraction occurs in this case, and all the light is reflected back into the initial medium (total internal reflection). The value of the angle of incidence above which this phenomen occurs is called critical angle, and it is given by

\theta_c =sin^{-1}(\frac{n_2}{n_1})

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