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A light ray incident on a water-air interface is at an angle 17o from the normal (nw = 1.33). What angle does the refracted ray make with the normal?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter25: Reflection And Refraction Of Light

Section25.4: Analysis Model: Wave Under Refraction

Problem 25.3QQ: Light passes from a material with index of refraction 1.3 into one with index of refraction 1.2....

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