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Total internal reflection takes place when the light ray travels from ______

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Rarer to denser medium
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Rarer to rarer medium
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Denser to rarer medium
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Denser to denser medium
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Solution

The correct option is C Denser to rarer medium
Total internal reflection always place when a light ray travels from an optically denser medium to a rarer medium.
For total internal reflection, angle of incidence must be greater than the critical angle,

C=sin11μ where, μ=refractive index of denser medium relative to rarer medium.

Answer-(C)

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