State one factor on which critical angle for a given pair of media depends. The critical angle for glass-air … for (i) red light,…
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The value of critical angle for a given pair of media depends on the colour of light.
(Hint: Remember VIBGYOUR—Violet has minimum ic whereas Red has maximum).
(i) For red light, the critical angle will be greater than 45°.
(ii) For blue light, the critical angle will be less that 45 °.