You shine your laser pointer through the flat glass side of a rectangular aquarium at an angle of incidence of 45 ∘. The index of refraction of this type of glass is 1.51. At what angle from the normal does the beam from the laser pointer enter the water inside the aquarium? Does your answer to part a depend on the index of refraction of the glass?

You shine your laser pointer through the flat glass side of a rectangular aquarium at an angle of incidence of 45 ∘. The index of refraction of this type of glass is 1.51. At what angle from the normal does the beam from the laser pointer enter the water inside the aquarium? Does your answer to part a depend on the index of refraction of the glass?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter38: Refraction And Images Formed By Refraction

Section: Chapter Questions

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