Brilliance of diamond is due to
interference of light
diffraction of light
polarization of light
total internal reflection of light
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2019
– Total Internal Reflection (TIR) occurs when light travels from a denser medium to a less dense medium at an angle greater than the critical angle.
– Diamond has a very high refractive index (around 2.42), resulting in a small critical angle (around 24.4 degrees).