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Total Internal Reflection occurs when light travels from:
ARarer to denser medium
BDenser to rarer medium
CAir to water
DVacuum to glass
✓ Correct Answer: B — Denser to rarer medium
TIR only happens when light attempts to move from a denser medium to a rarer one at an angle greater than the critical angle.
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