At what angle of incidence should a ray be incident on a glass sphere of refractive index $3/2$ so that the ray does not emerge from the sphere?

  • A
    $\tan^{-1}(2/3)$
  • B
    $\sin^{-1}(2/3)$
  • C
    $90^o$
  • D
    $\cos^{-1}(1/3)$

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