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Total internal reflection occurs when light travels from:

A A less dense to a more dense medium
B A more dense to a less dense medium at an angle greater than the critical angle
C Any medium to vacuum at any angle
D Vacuum to glass

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

TIR requires light going from a higher to lower refractive index medium with incidence angle > critical angle (sinθc = n₂/n₁).

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