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CBSE - Physics - Light Reflection and Refraction

Light Reflection and Refraction

Short Answer Type

Draw a ray diagram showing the path of rays of light when it enters with oblique incidence (i) from air into water; (ii) from water into air

The following figure shows a ray of light incident obliquely. Every medium has a critical angle. When angle of incidence is more than critical angle, the ray of light comes back in the same medium. This phenomenon is called total internal reflection.

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