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Nataly_w [17]
3 years ago
8

What is the critical angle - easy definition

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1 answer:
notsponge [240]3 years ago
8 0
<span>the angle of incidence beyond which rays of light passing through a denser medium to the surface of a less dense medium are no longer refracted but totally reflected.</span>
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