Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
Why does a diamond sparkle with great b...

Why does a diamond sparkle with great brilliance?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The brilliance of diamond is due to total internal reflection. Diamond has a high refractive index of 2.417 and therefore a small critical angle of `24.5^@` . Thus, light entering a diamond suffers total internal reflection at nearly all the surfaces.
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Why does a diamond shine more than a glass piece cut to the same shape ?

Why diamond is hard compared with graphite?

A cut diamond sparkles because of its

Graphite and diamond are

Why does sky appear blue?