Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 26 - Geometrical Optics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 946: 123

Answer

(a) $13.3^{\circ}$ (b) No (c) $2.24$

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that $sin\theta_c=\frac{1}{n}$ $\implies \theta=sin^{-1}(\frac{1}{1.66})=37.04^{\circ}$ Now $r_1=45^{\circ}-\theta_c$ $r_1=45-37.04=7.957^{\circ}$ As $sin \space i=nsir_1$ $\implies i=sin^{-1}(1.66sin(7.957^{\circ}))$ $i=13.3^{\circ}$ (b) We know that if the angle of incidence (i) is increased then the angle of refraction (r) increases as well. Thus, $\theta_c\lt 37.04^{\circ}$ and total internal reflection did not take place. (c) We know that $n=\frac{sini}{sin(45^{\circ}-\theta_c)}$ $\implies sin(45-\theta_c)=sini(sin\theta_c)$ ($because \frac{1}{n}=sin\theta_c$) $\implies sin45cos\theta_c-cos45sin\theta_c=sini(sin\theta_c)$ $\implies \frac{1}{\sqrt2}cos\theta-\frac{1}{\sqrt2}sin\theta_c=\frac{1}{\sqrt2}sin\theta_c$ $\implies tan\theta_c=\frac{1}{2}$ $\theta_c=26.565$ $n=\frac{1}{sin\theta_c}=\frac{1}{26.565}=2.24$
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