b) Light traveling in air is incident on the surface of a block of plastic at an angle of 62.7° to the normal and is bent so that it makes a 48.1° angle with the normal in the plastic. Find the speed of light in the plastic.

b) Light traveling in air is incident on the surface of a block of plastic at an angle of 62.7° to the normal and is bent so that it makes a 48.1° angle with the normal in the plastic. Find the speed of light in the plastic.

University Physics Volume 3

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Chapter1: The Nature Of Light

Section: Chapter Questions

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the normal and is bent so that it makes a 48.1° angle with the normal in the plastic. Find the
speed of light in the plastic.

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