Light is incident from air on the surface of a glass slab. In the air the light beam makes an angle of 35° with the normal to the surface, while in the glass the angle is 27°. What is the index of refraction of the glass?
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It is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum (c) to the speed of light in the medium (v): n = c/v. Show more…
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