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Out of violet, blue, yellow and red, the critical angle would be the least for …………… light for a pair of media.
- violet
- blue
- blue
- yellow
Refraction Plane Surfaces
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violet
Reason — Critical angle is inversely proportional to the refractive index, μViolet > μRed, hence critical angle would be least for violet light for a pair of media.
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