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Explain why (a) A diamond glitters in a brightly lit room, but not in a dark romm. (b) A crack in window pane appears silvery. (c ) The bubbles of air rising up in a water tank appear silvery when viewed from top.

Answer» (a) A daimond glitters in a brightly lit room because light entering the diamond from any face suffers multiple reflections and does not come out. The diamond appears illuminated from inside. This would not happen in a dark room.
(b) A crack in a window pane appears silvery on account of total internal reflection on light in the crack.
(c ) The bubbles of air rising up in a water tank appear silvery when viewed from top again on account of total internal reflection of light from the bubble.


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