CBSE 2023 · Region 1 · Set 1 · Q35 · 4 marks
Strontium titanate is a rare oxide - a natural mineral found in Siberia. It is used as a substitute for diamond because its refractive index and critical angle are $\displaystyle 2 \cdot 41$ and $\displaystyle 24 \cdot 5^{\circ}$, respectively, which are approximately equal to the refractive index and critical angle of diamond. It has all the properties of diamond. Even an expert jeweller is unable to differentiate between diamond and strontium titanate. A ray of light is incident normally on one face of an equilateral triangular prism ABC made of strontium titanate.
Answer the following questions based on the above :(a)Trace the path of the ray showing its passage through the prism.(b)Find the velocity of light through the prism.Briefly explain two applications of total internal reflection.Define total internal reflection of light. Give two conditions for it.
Strontium titanate is a rare oxide - a natural mineral found in Siberia. It is used as a substitute for diamond because its refractive index and critical angle are $\displaystyle 2 \cdot 41$ and $\displaystyle 24 \cdot 5^{\circ}$, respectively, which are approximately equal to the refractive index and critical angle of diamond. It has all the properties of diamond. Even an expert jeweller is unable to differentiate between diamond and strontium titanate. A ray of light is incident normally on one face of an equilateral triangular prism ABC made of strontium titanate.
Answer the following questions based on the above :
(a)
Trace the path of the ray showing its passage through the prism.
(b)
Find the velocity of light through the prism.
Briefly explain two applications of total internal reflection.
Define total internal reflection of light. Give two conditions for it.
Marking-scheme solution
a) 
From fig. angle of incidence on second face \(\displaystyle \angle i=60^{0}\) critical angle \(\displaystyle \angle i_{c}=24.5^{\circ}\)
\[(\angle i)>\left(\angle i_{c}\right)
\]
∴ TIR takes place
(b)
\(\displaystyle \mathrm{n}=\frac{c}{\mathrm{v}}\)
\[\mathrm{v}=\frac{c}{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{3 \times 10^{8}}{2.41}=1.24 \times 10^{8} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}
\]
Optical Fibre / Brilliance of diamond / mirage
When light travels from optically denser medium to rarer medium at an interface and gets reflected back into the same medium the phenomenon is called as total internal reflection.
Conditions for TIR
1. Light must travel from optically denser medium to rarer medium.
2. Angle of incidence at the interface must be greater than the critical angle for the pair of media.
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