A wide slab consisting of two media of refractive indices n1 and n2 is placed in air...
A wide slab consisting of two media of refractive indices and is placed in air as shown in the figure. A ray of light is incident from medium to at an angle , where is slightly larger than . Take refractive index of air as . Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct?
Option A: If ,
and
From (1) and (2),
Now, , (given)
(which is not possible)
and hence light will reflect back from interface
Option B: If ,
Snell's law at ,
Snell's law at
From ,
(not possible)
Hence, light might reflect from or .
Option C: If ,
at
at
(not possible)
Light will reflect back into medium .
Option D: If ,
or not possible
Hence, light will reflect back into the medium.
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