Light rays travel through a layer of kerosene floating on the surface of water that has a refractive index of 1.33. Light rays that are incident on the interface of kerosene and water at angles of 16.9∘ from the surface or less are totally internally reflected. What is the refractive index of the kerosene? Give your answer to two decimal places.

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