Light Traveling in a Transparent Medium with an Index of Refraction

question 72

Multiple Choice

Light traveling in a transparent medium with an index of refraction n₁ is incident on a transparent boundary with a second transparent medium with an index n₂.Very little light is transmitted into the second medium.Which of the following statements must be true?

• A)n₁ equals n₂
• B)n₁ is somewhat greater than n₂
• C)n₂ is somewhat greater than n₁
• D)n₂ is much greater than n₁
• E)Either index of refraction is much greater than the other

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