MCQMediumJEE Main 2025 · 29 January, Shift 1Prisms & Total Internal Reflection

Physics Question from JEE Main 2025 · 29 January, Shift 1

At the interface between two materials having refractive indices n1n_1 and n2n_2, the critical angle for reflection of an EM wave is θ1C\theta_{1C}. The n2n_2 material is replaced by another material having refractive index n3n_3, such that the critical angle at the interface between n1n_1 and n3n_3 materials is θ2C\theta_{2C}. If n3>n2>n1n_3 > n_2 > n_1, n2n3=25\frac{n_2}{n_3} = \frac{2}{5} and sinθ2Csinθ1C=12\sin\theta_{2C} - \sin\theta_{1C} = \frac{1}{2}, then θ1C\theta_{1C} is:

  • A

    sin1(56n1)\sin^{-1} \left( \frac{5}{6n_1} \right)

  • B

    sin1(23n1)\sin^{-1} \left( \frac{2}{3n_1} \right)

  • C

    sin1(13n1)\sin^{-1} \left( \frac{1}{3n_1} \right)

  • D

    sin1(16n1)\sin^{-1} \left( \frac{1}{6n_1} \right)

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