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Total Internal Reflection: a Ray of Light Strikes a Boundary

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Total internal reflection: A ray of light strikes a boundary between two transparent materials, and there is no transmitted ray, as shown in the figure. What can you conclude about the indices of refraction of these two materials? Total internal reflection: A ray of light strikes a boundary between two transparent materials, and there is no transmitted ray, as shown in the figure. What can you conclude about the indices of refraction of these two materials? A) n<sub>1</sub> ≥ n<sub>2</sub> B) n<sub>1</sub> > n<sub>2</sub> C) n<sub>1</sub> = n<sub>2</sub> D) n<sub>2</sub> ≥ n<sub>1</sub> E) n<sub>2</sub> > n<sub>1</sub>


A) n1 ≥ n2
B) n1 > n2
C) n1 = n2
D) n2 ≥ n1
E) n2 > n1

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