Given that the index of refraction of air is approximately 1. What is the index of refraction of polystyrene, if light, going from the air to the polystyrene, has an incident angle of 45 degrees and a refraction angle of 28 degrees? O O O O O 1.4 1.5 1.6 .62 .66

Given that the index of refraction of air is approximately 1. What is the index of refraction of polystyrene, if light, going from the air to the polystyrene, has an incident angle of 45 degrees and a refraction angle of 28 degrees? O O O O O 1.4 1.5 1.6 .62 .66

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Given that the index of refraction of air is approximately 1. What is the index of refraction of polystyrene, if light, going from the air to
the polystyrene, has an incident angle of 45 degrees and a refraction angle of 28 degrees?
O O
1.4
1.5
1.6
.62
.66

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