Q.

The critical angle for a denser-rarer interface is 45°. The speed of light in rarer medium is 3×108 ms. The speed of light in the denser medium is             [2023]

1 5×107 m/s  
2 2.12×108 m/s  
3 3.12×107 m/s  
4 2×108 m/s  

Ans.

(2)

iC = Critical angle

vC=1μ=siniC=sin45°=12

 v=C2=3×1082m/s=2.12×108 m/s