$A$ light ray is incident by grazing one of the faces of a prism. After refraction,the ray does not emerge out from the other face. What should be the angle of the prism if the critical angle is $C$?

  • A
    Equal to $2C$
  • B
    Less than $2C$
  • C
    More than $2C$
  • D
    None of the above

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