A tank containing methanol has walls 2.50 cm thick made of glass of refractive index 1.55. Light from the outside air strikes the glass at 42.30 with the normal to the glass. Find the angle the light makes with the normal in the methanol. Methanol has a the refractive index of 1.329 Attach File

A tank containing methanol has walls 2.50 cm thick made of glass of refractive index 1.55. Light from the outside air strikes the glass at 42.30 with the normal to the glass. Find the angle the light makes with the normal in the methanol. Methanol has a the refractive index of 1.329 Attach File

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Chapter25: Reflection And Refraction Of Light

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