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(i) Define critical angle.

(ii) State one important factor which affects the critical angle of a given medium.

Refraction Plane Surfaces

ICSE 2019

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(i) Critical angle is the angle of incidence in the denser medium corresponding to which the angle of refraction in the rarer medium is 90°.

(ii) The refractive index of the medium affects the critical angle of a given medium.

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