Light propogates from soda lime glass into pyrex glass of different refractive indices indicating a change in the medium which can be used to find out the critical angle.
The critical angle is the angle of incidence for which the angle of refraction comes out to be 90°. It is related to the refractive indices (Plural of refractive index) by the following relation:
Sini = 1/u, where u is the ratio of refractive index of medium 2 and medium 1
According to the question, Light propogates from soda lime glass (Medium 1, u1=1.518) into pyrex glass(Medium 2, u2=1.473), i.e. from a denser medium to rarer medium. So, the ratio of refractive index becomes u2/u1= 1.473/1.518=0.97
Putting the ratio in the above-mentioned formula,
∴ Sini = 1/0.97
i= 75.9°
Hence, the critical angle(i) for the given situation is 75.9°.
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