*8.24 A penny lies at the bottom of a water fountain at a depth of 30 cm. Determine the diameter of a piece of paper which, if placed to float on the surface of the water directly above the penny, would totally obscure the penny from view. Treat the penny as a point and assume that n = 1.33 for water.

*8.24 A penny lies at the bottom of a water fountain at a depth of 30 cm. Determine the diameter of a piece of paper which, if placed to float on the surface of the water directly above the penny, would totally obscure the penny from view. Treat the penny as a point and assume that n = 1.33 for water.

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

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