What is meant by the statement, ‘the critical angle for diamond is 24°’? How is the critical angle of a material related to its…
Answers:
(i) It means that when a light ray is incident inside a diamond at an angle greater than 24°, the light will be totally internally refracted.
(ii) Relation of critical angle and refractive index:
μ = 1/sinC
Where μ = refractive index of material and C = critical angle.