A ray of light, which is traveling in a vacuum, is incident on a glass plate (n = ng). For increasing angles of incidence, the angle of refraction
A) increases, approaching the limiting value of 90°.
B) decreases, approaching the limiting value of zero degrees.
C) increases, approaching the limiting value of sin-1 (1/ng) degrees.
D) increases, approaching the limiting value of sin-1 (ng) degrees.
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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