Light reflected from a fish strikes the surface of the water at an angle of 38 degrees to the normal. What is the angle (in degrees) of refraction of the light into the air? (index of refraction of: air=1, water=1.33)
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This means that the light will bend away from the normal. We can use Snell's law to calculate the angle of refraction. Snell's law states that the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is equal to the ratio of the Show more…
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