Q162 / 180 · COMEDK 2016 · Physics
Critical angle will be maximum, when light travels from
- Aglass to air
- Correct answerBglass to water
- Cwater to air
- Ddiamond to air
Solution
The critical angle between two media is given by
$i_{c}=\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{\mu_{1}}{\mu_{2}}\right)$
As we know that, $\mu_{\text {air }}=1, \mu_{\text {water }}=1.33, \mu_{\text {glass }}=1.5$ and $\mu_{\text {diamond }}=2.4$.
From given values, $\frac{\mu_{1}}{\mu_{2}}$ is maximum for water-glass interface. So, critical angle will also be maximum, when light travels from glass to water.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.