A glass lens has a scratch-resistant plastic coating on it. The speed of light in the glass is 0.740c, and the speed of light in the coating is 0.80c. A ray of light in the coating is incident on the plastic-glass boundary at an angle of 19.7° with respect to the normal. At what angle with respect to the normal is the ray transmitted into the glass?

A glass lens has a scratch-resistant plastic coating on it. The speed of light in the glass is 0.740c, and the speed of light in the coating is 0.80c. A ray of light in the coating is incident on the plastic-glass boundary at an angle of 19.7° with respect to the normal. At what angle with respect to the normal is the ray transmitted into the glass?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter25: Reflection And Refraction Of Light

Section25.5: Dispersion And Prisms

Problem 25.5QQ

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