Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Light

Light — practice question

The diagram illustrates a ray of light travelling through glass and striking the boundary between the glass and air. What occurs if the angle of incidence is increased to a value greater than the critical angle for the glass?

  • AThe angle of refraction becomes equal to $90^\circ$.
  • BThere is a refracted ray and a ray reflected inside the glass.
  • CThere is a refracted ray only.
  • DThere is only a ray reflected inside the glass.

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