Reflection of light from the surface of separation back into the denser medium is called

Critical reflection

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Total internal reflection

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Reversibility

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The correct option is D Total internal reflection
When a ray of light coming from a denser medium makes an angle of incidence greater than the critical angle, it gets reflected back into the same medium. This reflection of light from the surface of seperation back into the denser medium is called total internal reflection.

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Total Internal reflection happens only when the light is traveling from an optically denser medium to an optically rarer medium.

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