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Explain what total internal reflection is.

Explain what total internal reflection is.

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joseph
This occurs when light travels from a denser optical medium to a less dense medium. The refracted ray moves away from the normal until a critical angle is reached, that is 90° where the refracted ray is parallel to the boundary between the two media. If this critical angle is exceeded total internal reflection occurs and at this point no refraction occurs but the ray is reflected internally within the denser medium.
joseph rimiru answered the question on November 27, 2017 at 18:00

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