Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Light

Light — practice question

The diagram illustrates a ray of red light passing through a transparent prism. Normals to the prism surfaces are shown at the points where the ray touches the prism surfaces. The direction of the incident ray is adjusted until total internal reflection is just about to occur at one of the surfaces. Which angle must then be equal to the critical angle?

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