A ray of light is incident normally on one of the faces of a prism of index of refraction n = 1.49. The ray emerges out of the prism with an angle of refraction e equal to: 50° nair = 1 a a 22.7° 21.4° 26.8° 20.2° 24.0°

A ray of light is incident normally on one of the faces of a prism of index of refraction n = 1.49. The ray emerges out of the prism with an angle of refraction e equal to: 50° nair = 1 a a 22.7° 21.4° 26.8° 20.2° 24.0°

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A ray of light is incident normally on
one of the faces of a prism of index
of refractionn = 1.49. The ray
emerges out of the prism with an
angle of refraction e equal to:
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22.7°
21.4°
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24.0°

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