If total internal reflection occurs at a glass-air surface, then _____   no light is refracted   no light is reflected   light is leaving the air and hitting the glass with an incident angle greater than the critical angle   light is leaving the air and hitting the glass with an incident angle less than the critical angle   No answer

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If total internal reflection occurs at a glass-air surface, then _____

 
  1. no light is refracted

     
  2. no light is reflected

     
  3. light is leaving the air and hitting the glass with an incident angle greater than the critical angle

     
  4. light is leaving the air and hitting the glass with an incident angle less than the critical angle

     
  5. No answer

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