AIIMS 2016
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2016
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Ray Optics
AIIMS 2016 · Physics · Ray Optics
For a situation shown in figure, find the refrective index of glass...
For a situation shown in figure, find the refrective index of glass so that it will suffer total internal reflection at the vertical surface.

Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
Clearly \begin{aligned} & \sin i_c=\frac{2 \cos i_c}{\sqrt{3}} \Rightarrow \tan i_c=\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \\ \text{ or } & i_c \approx 49^{\circ} 11^{\prime} \approx 50^{\circ} \\ \Rightarrow & \mu=\frac{1}{\sin i_c}=\frac{1}{\sin 50^{\circ}}=1.31\end{aligned}$$