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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
In total internal reflection when the angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle for the pair of media in contact, what will be the angle of refraction?
Equal to angle of incidence
To solve this problem, we need to understand the concept of total internal reflection and the critical angle.• Total internal reflection occurs when light travels from a medium with a higher refractive index to a medium with a lower refractive index, and the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.• The critical angle is defined as the angle of incidence for which the angle of refraction is Let's denote:• as the refractive index of the first medium (higher refractive index).• as the refractive index of the second medium (lower refractive index).According to Snell's Law:Since the equation simplifies to:Solving for the critical angle When the angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle, the angle of refraction is Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4:
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