A beam of light going through a medium with an index of refraction of 1.14 has an angle of incidence of 48? with another medium. If the light wave is at a new angle of 39?, what is the index of refraction for the second medium?
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This can also be expressed as the ratio of the indices of refraction. Mathematically, this is expressed as: n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2) where n1 and n2 are the indices of refraction and θ1 and θ2 are the angles of incidence and refraction, respectively. We Show more…
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