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If a ray of light doesn't enter rarer medium and reflects back to the denser medium. This phenomenon is called as:


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Final internal reflection

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Total internal reflection

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Critical angle of reflection

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Total internal refraction

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Solution

The correct option is B

Total internal reflection


Critical angle is the angle above which the total internal reflection occurs and if the angle of incidence is more than critical angle then the light reflects back into the same medium.


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