4. Light, traveling in air, is incident upon a block made of a transparent plastic, whose index of refraction n=1.21. If the angle of incidence is 23 degrees, find a. The angle of refraction b. Find the critical angle for light traveling in this material.

4. Light, traveling in air, is incident upon a block made of a transparent plastic, whose index of refraction n=1.21. If the angle of incidence is 23 degrees, find a. The angle of refraction b. Find the critical angle for light traveling in this material.

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Chapter35: The Nature Of Light And The Principles Of Ray Optics

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4. Light, traveling in air, is incident upon a block made of a transparent plastic, whose index
of refraction n=1.21. If the angle of incidence is 23 degrees, find
a. The angle of refraction

b. Find the critical angle for light traveling in this material.

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