Physicseasy · Past Paper
Total internal reflection occurs when light travels from:
AAir to Water
BWater to Glass
CGlass to Air
DVacuum to Glass
✓ Correct Answer: C — Glass to Air
TIR only occurs when light travels from an optically denser medium to an optically rarer medium at an angle greater than the critical angle.
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