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The critical angle of a medium with respect to air is `45^(@)`. The refractive index of medium is

A

1.41

B

1.2

C

1.5

D

2

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`mu=(1)/(sini_(c))=(1)/(sin45^(@))=(1)/(1sqrt(2))approx1.41`
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