sign up I login
 advanced
refer a friend - earn nickels!!

Ask & Discuss Questions with Community & Experts

Moderation Team
 90 chars left    advanced
Ask iit jee aieee pet cbse icse state board community Community Discussion Question: if light enters from water to air at angle less than critical,then will all the rays get r
Forum Index -> Optics like the article? email it to a friend.  
Author Message
pottermania1990 (342)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 52  [93 rates]

pottermania1990's Avatar

total posts: 388    
offline Offline
if light enters from water to air at angle less than critical,then will all the rays get refracted or some may get also reflected..

asked in jee 2007...lil confused
    
rakesh61 (1898)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 342  [436 rates]

rakesh61's Avatar

total posts: 1069    
offline Offline
well i think some will be reflected

When there is no hope & everything in dark..........
World says go & Graves say come.........
So never loose hope & Try another way.........


border="0" alt="page counter">
Website Hit Counter







 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
pottermania1990 (342)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 52  [93 rates]

pottermania1990's Avatar

total posts: 388    
offline Offline
y shud it get reflected.....
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
rakesh61 (1898)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 342  [436 rates]

rakesh61's Avatar

total posts: 1069    
offline Offline

am i correct or wrong please tell me first

well i dont know reason well we had diagram in our theory books where some were reflected , u may also see the horizontal diagram given in the polriser in brewster law that made me say so


When there is no hope & everything in dark..........
World says go & Graves say come.........
So never loose hope & Try another way.........


border="0" alt="page counter">
Website Hit Counter







 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
rakesh61 (1898)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 342  [436 rates]

rakesh61's Avatar

total posts: 1069    
offline Offline
may be this is bcoz there is no surface which is perfect transparent to prevent reflection

these are my assumption dont take them as ultimate

When there is no hope & everything in dark..........
World says go & Graves say come.........
So never loose hope & Try another way.........


border="0" alt="page counter">
Website Hit Counter







 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
pottermania1990 (342)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 52  [93 rates]

pottermania1990's Avatar

total posts: 388    
offline Offline
yeah it does undergo partial reflection..even i thot of brewsters law..

but i need a convincing answer
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
neeraj_agarwal_1990 (887)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 135  [241 rates]

neeraj_agarwal_1990's Avatar

total posts: 2039    
offline Offline
when angle is less than critical angle, light is partially refracted and partially reflected...

but if its more than C, then its totally reflected....
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
ankitrn (0)

New kid on the Block

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 0  [0 rates]

ankitrn's Avatar

total posts: 22    
offline Offline
yes that's right.. some part of the light gets refracted but most of it is reflected back into the denser medium.
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
pottermania1990 (342)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 52  [93 rates]

pottermania1990's Avatar

total posts: 388    
offline Offline
but y ..
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
ankitrn (0)

New kid on the Block

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 0  [0 rates]

ankitrn's Avatar

total posts: 22    
offline Offline
i think that's bcoz the angle is near critical so i think the ray won't show all props of critical angle ray so, some part of it is refracted.
U can also see the diagram in the cbse textbk if u like.. its given there in ray optics chapt.
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
pottermania1990 (342)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 52  [93 rates]

pottermania1990's Avatar

total posts: 388    
offline Offline
yeah it is given in my 10th std. science text book 2 yrs ago..but the reason isnt specified...so weve gott to take it i suppose
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
neeraj_agarwal_1990 (887)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 135  [241 rates]

neeraj_agarwal_1990's Avatar

total posts: 2039    
offline Offline
some things are to be accepted...may be its one of them!
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
ramyani (2612)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 440  [646 rates]

ramyani's Avatar

total posts: 2086    
offline Offline
The Q is a very basic 1.
The ppl of reversibility is not true.
I remember there was a discussion in goiit. One member ( or expert ) said that he asked the Q personally to HCV .

The bottom line is that whenever light falls on the interface some portion is reflected and some portion is refracted. And conversely whenever light comes from denser to rarer medium , some portion is always refracted, even when is total internal refn.

The " total " is not really total.

plz note the words " at angle less than critical "

and here is the old discussion.

it is not important where u stand, but in which direction u are moving
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
neeraj_agarwal_1990 (887)

Blazing goIITian

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 135  [241 rates]

neeraj_agarwal_1990's Avatar

total posts: 2039    
offline Offline
yeah..but the total internal reflection the amount that is refracted is quite small...than the amount that is reflected when refraction takes place...
 this reply: 0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0 votes )   [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  
 
Forum Index -> Optics
Go to: