Respuesta :
1) When light is passing from a denser medium to a lighter medium ( for eg: from water to air)
2) When the angle of refraction is greater than the critical angle( angle of incidence when the angle of refraction is perpendicular to the normal) of the denser medium.
2) When the angle of refraction is greater than the critical angle( angle of incidence when the angle of refraction is perpendicular to the normal) of the denser medium.
Answer:
light passing from a low-velocity medium to a high-velocity medium at an incident angle larger than the critical angle will be totally reflected
Explanation:
n=c/v
Index of refraction and velocity are inversely related. The higher the index, the slower the velocity. The law is that in order for there to be a critical angle or total internal reflection, the light must be traveling from a higher index of refraction medium towards a lower index of refraction medium. The incident angle has to be larger than the critical angle in order for it to be reflected, if they are equal than the angle of refraction creates a 90 degree angle, aka no critical angle.