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This Physics Classroom article explains the concept of Total Internal Reflection. The text is accompanied by helpful diagrams. This page is part of a larger Physics Classroom lesson on the Ray Model of Light.
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Title = {The Physics Classroom: Total Internal Reflection},
Publisher = {American Association of Physics Teachers},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {29 April 2025},
Month = {September 1, 2010},
Year = {1996}
}
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