Can total internal reflection occur when light travels from rarer to denser medium?

Thus, the ray is reflected into the denser medium itself. ... According to wave theories, for Total internal reflection to happen: Light must travel from denser medium to rarer medium. Angle of incidence should be greater than critical angle (i.e) i > c .Sep 19, 2012 read more

Total Internal Reflection. The previous pages illustrated light traveling from a rarer medium (air) to a denser medium (water). You saw that light bends toward the normal in this situation, and that the angle in the denser medium will be smaller than the angle in the rarer medium. read more