Single Choice

The critical angle of medium for specific wavelength, if the medium has relative permittivity $$3$$ and relative permeability $$\dfrac{4}{3}$$ for this wavelength, will be:

A$$45^o$$
B$$30^o$$
Correct Answer
C$$15^o$$
D$$60^o$$

Solution

Given that $$\in_e = 3$$ and $$\mu_r = \dfrac{4}{3}$$

Let $$\mu_1, \mu_2$$ be refractive indices of force space and the medium.

We know $$\mu_r = \dfrac{\mu}{\mu_0}$$ and $$\epsilon_r = \dfrac{\epsilon}{\epsilon_0}$$

and $$C = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{\nu_0 \in_0}}$$, $$V = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{\mu \epsilon_e}}$$

Where $$C$$ is the speed of light in vacuum and $$v$$ is the speed of of light in the medium.

Refractive index of the medium $$\mu_2 = \dfrac{c}{v} = \sqrt{\dfrac{\mu \epsilon}{\mu_0 \epsilon_0}}$$

$$= \sqrt{\mu_r\epsilon_r} = \sqrt{3\times \dfrac{4}{3}}$$

$$=2$$

From Sneii's Law,

$$\mu_2 \sin \theta_i = \mu_1\sin \theta_r$$

At critical angle $$\theta_r = 90^o$$

Let $$\theta_c$$ be the incident angle at that moment.

$$\therefore \mu_2 \sin \theta_c= 1 \times 1 = 1$$

$$2 \sin \theta_c = 1$$, $$\sin \theta_c = \dfrac{1}{2}$$

$$\theta_c = \sin^{-1}\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right) = 30^o$$


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