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NEET 2022
Exam
NEET
Year
2022
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Ray Optics

NEET 2022 · Physics · Ray Optics

Two transparent media A and B are separated by a plane boundary....

Two transparent media AA and BB are separated by a plane boundary. The speed of light in those media are 1.5×108ms−11 . 5 \times {10}^{8}m{s}^{- 1} and 2.0×108ms−12 . 0 \times {10}^{8}m{s}^{- 1}, respectively. The critical angle for a ray of light for these two media is:

Options

  1. Asin⁡−1(0.750)\sin^{- 1}\left(0 . 750\right)
  2. Btan⁡−1(0.500)\tan^{- 1}\left(0 . 500\right)
  3. Ctan⁡−1(0.750)\tan^{- 1}\left(0 . 750\right)
  4. Dsin⁡−1(0.500)\sin^{- 1}\left(0 . 500\right)

Correct answer

A. sin⁡−1(0.750)\sin^{- 1}\left(0 . 750\right)

Step-by-step solution

Refractive index (μ)\left(\mu\right) in terms of speed of light \left(c\right)invacuumandwavespeed(v)in vacuum and wave speed \left(v\right) in medium is given by, μ=cv\mu = \dfrac{c}{v}.

So, for medium AA, μA=cvA=3×1081.5×108=2{\mu}_{A} = \dfrac{c}{{v}_{A}} = \dfrac{3 \times {10}^{8}}{1 . 5 \times {10}^{8}} = 2 and for medium BB, μB=cvB=3×1082×108=1.5{\mu}_{B} = \dfrac{c}{{v}_{B}} = \dfrac{3 \times {10}^{8}}{2 \times {10}^{8}} = 1 . 5

For critical angle, angle of refraction r=90°r = 90 °.

Using Snell's law,

μ1sini=μ2sinr{\mu}_{1}sini = {\mu}_{2}sinr

⇒2sini=1.5sin⁡90°⇒sini=1.52=0.750⇒i=sin⁡−1(0.750)⇒ 2sini = 1 . 5\sin 90 ° ⇒ sini = \dfrac{1 . 5}{2} = 0 . 750 ⇒ i = \sin^{- 1}\left(0 . 750\right)

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