Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Geometrical Optics
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Geometrical Optics
Light is incident from glass ( μ = 1.50 ) to water ( μ = 1.33 )....
Light is incident from glass () to water (). Determine the range of the angle of deviation for which there are two angles of incidence.
Options
- A0\sin^{-1} \left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)
- B0\cos^{-1} \left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)
- C0\cos^{-1} \left(\dfrac{8}{9}\right)
- D0\sin^{-1} \left(\dfrac{8}{9}\right)
Correct answer
C. 0\cos^{-1} \left(\dfrac{8}{9}\right)
Step-by-step solution
The critical angle for light traveling from glass to water is given by:
\left(\dfrac{8}{9}\right)
When the angle of incidence is less than the critical angle (), refraction occurs. The angle of deviation is given by . As increases from to , increases from to . The deviation increases from to a maximum value of:
When the angle of incidence is greater than or equal to the critical angle (), total internal reflection (TIR) occurs. The angle of deviation is given by . As increases from to , the deviation decreases from a maximum of to .
The range of deviation for refraction is and for TIR is . Since , we have .
For a deviation to have two corresponding angles of incidence (one from refraction and one from TIR), it must lie in the overlapping range of both cases. This overlapping range is from to .
The upper limit of this range is:
\left(\dfrac{8}{9}\right) = \cos^{-1}\left(\dfrac{8}{9}\right)
Thus, the range of the angle of deviation for which there are two angles of incidence is to
\left(\dfrac{8}{9}\right)
When the angle of incidence is less than the critical angle (), refraction occurs. The angle of deviation is given by . As increases from to , increases from to . The deviation increases from to a maximum value of:
When the angle of incidence is greater than or equal to the critical angle (), total internal reflection (TIR) occurs. The angle of deviation is given by . As increases from to , the deviation decreases from a maximum of to .
The range of deviation for refraction is and for TIR is . Since , we have .
For a deviation to have two corresponding angles of incidence (one from refraction and one from TIR), it must lie in the overlapping range of both cases. This overlapping range is from to .
The upper limit of this range is:
\left(\dfrac{8}{9}\right) = \cos^{-1}\left(\dfrac{8}{9}\right)
Thus, the range of the angle of deviation for which there are two angles of incidence is to