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In which of the following situations could total internalreflection occur? Choos

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Question

In which of the following situations could total internalreflection occur? Choose all that apply. Going from diamond to carbontetrachloride.
Going from hydrogen to crownglass.
Going from iceto carbon disulfide.
Going from carbontetrachloride to ice.
Going from hydrogen to carbondisulfide.
Going from water to hydrogen.
Going from diamond to carbontetrachloride.
Going from hydrogen to crownglass.
Going from iceto carbon disulfide.
Going from carbontetrachloride to ice.
Going from hydrogen to carbondisulfide.
Going from water to hydrogen.
Going from diamond to carbontetrachloride.
Going from hydrogen to crownglass.
Going from iceto carbon disulfide.
Going from carbontetrachloride to ice.
Going from hydrogen to carbondisulfide.
Going from water to hydrogen.

Explanation / Answer

for total internal reflection to occur, light must travel from anoptically "denser" (higher refractive index) material to a lessoptically dense material. so you need to compare therefractive indexes of the material. n_diamond=2.419 n_carbon_tetrachloride=1.461 total internal reflection can occur. n_hydrogen=1.000132 n_crown_glass=1.5 total internal reflection cannot occur. n_ice=1.31 n-carbon_disulfide=1.628 total internal reflection cannot occur. n_carbon_tetrachloride=1.461 n_ice=1.31 total internal reflection can occur. n_hydrogen=1.000132 n-carbon_disulfide=1.628 total internal reflection cannot occur. n_water=1.33 n_hydrogen=1.000132 total internal reflection can occur.