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A glass prism of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in water of refractive index 4/3. A light ray incident normally on face AB is totally reflected at face AC if

A

`sinthetagt8//9`

B

`sinthetalt2//3`

C

`sintheta=sqrt3//2`

D

`2//3ltsinthetale8//9`

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