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                           (ii)    Define the ‘critical angle’.

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                           (iii)   State what is meant by ‘total internal reflection’, explaining the significance of the
                                  word ‘total’.

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                    (f)    Figure 3 shows a prism of index of refraction of 1.45 in air.                               DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA













                                                         Figure 3


                           (i)    Determine the critical angle for light travelling from the prism into air.

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