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What will happen if the angle of incidence is bigger than the critical angle?
A complete reflection will occur
Is the critical angle the same thing as the angle of incidence?
The critical angle is not the same thing as the angle of incidence. There is a reason the confusion. The critical angle is defined as the smallest angle of incidence which results in total internal reflection. Every plane wave incident on a flat surface has an angle of incidence. That can be any angle. When a wave travels from a dense medium to a less dense medium, there comes an angle of incidence where there is no transmission into the less dense medium. We say then that for an angle of incidence above the "critical angle" the result is total internal reflection. It is also true that with Snell's law, the critical angle is the particular angle of incidence which would result in a 90 degree angle of refraction.
When a light ray is reflected by a mirror is the angle of the light ray and the reflected ray different or the same?
Angle of Incidence = Angle of ReflectionThis is only true if the angle of incidence is greaterthan the critical angle.
When the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle all light within the material is?
hte light is reflected
What tajes place when the angle of incidence is smaller than the critical angle?
Refraction and partial internal reflection occurs
