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A ray of light travelling in a transparent medium falls on a surface separating the medium from air at an angle of incidence of `45^(@)`. The ray undergoes total internal reflection. If `mu` is the refractive index of the medium with respect to air, select the possible values (s) of `mu` from the following

A

1.3

B

1.4

C

1.5

D

1.6

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C, D
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