When a light ray encounters a dense-rare boundary at an angle greater than the critical angle, then a. the refracted ray will travel along the boundary b. the refracted ray will travel into the second medium c. the refracted ray will travel along the normal d. the light ray will reflect back into the first medium

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When a light ray encounters a dense-rare
boundary at an angle greater than the
critical angle, then
a. the refracted ray will travel along the
boundary
b. the refracted ray will travel into the
second medium
c. the refracted ray will travel along the
normal
d. the light ray will reflect back into the
first medium
Transcribed Image Text:When a light ray encounters a dense-rare boundary at an angle greater than the critical angle, then a. the refracted ray will travel along the boundary b. the refracted ray will travel into the second medium c. the refracted ray will travel along the normal d. the light ray will reflect back into the first medium
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