One of the necessary conditions for total internal reflection to take place is ($i =$ angle of incidence,$i_{c} =$ critical angle).

  • A
    $i < i_{c}$
  • B
    $i = i_{c}$
  • C
    $i = \frac{\pi}{2}$
  • D
    $i > i_{c}$

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