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Mission RL6 TIR and Critical Angle

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The critical angle refers to _____.

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Definition of Critical Angle:
The critical angle is the largest angle of incidence for which refraction can occur for a particular boundary. When light is incident toward a boundary with a less dense medium at the critical angle, light refracts into the new medium with an angle of refraction of 90 degrees.

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