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6(a)
A ray of light XY passes through a right angled isosceles prism as shown below.
Which prism surface will behave as a mirror?
Topic: Refraction / total internal reflection
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Answer
Exam answer
The hypotenuse face.
Explanation
The ray undergoes total internal reflection there and the face behaves like a mirror.
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