Write the conditions for total internal reflection.

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(N/A) Total internal reflection occurs when the following two conditions are met:
$1$. The light must travel from a denser medium to a rarer medium.
$2$. The angle of incidence $(i)$ in the denser medium must be greater than the critical angle $(c)$ for the pair of media involved $(i > c)$.

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