Incident ray Reflected ray 60.0° Air Glass Refracted ray A light ray in air is incident upon a glass surface at an angle of incidence of 60.0°. Part of the light is reflected and part is refracted at the air-glass interface. The angle between the reflected ray and the refracted ray is 90.0°.

Incident ray Reflected ray 60.0° Air Glass Refracted ray A light ray in air is incident upon a glass surface at an angle of incidence of 60.0°. Part of the light is reflected and part is refracted at the air-glass interface. The angle between the reflected ray and the refracted ray is 90.0°.

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Chapter1: The Nature Of Light

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Problem 38P: A light beam in air has an angle of incidence of 35° at the surface of a glass plate. What are the...

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Glass
Refracted ray
A light ray in air is incident upon a glass surface at an angle of incidence of 60.0°.
Part of the light is reflected and part is refracted at the air-glass interface. The
angle between the reflected ray and the refracted ray is 90.0°.

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