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A light ray traveling in air strikes the surface of a slab of glass at an angle of incidence of 50°. Part of the light is reflected and part is refracted. Find the angle the refracted ray makes with respect to the normal to the airiglass interface. For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac). Paragraph *G白 Q BIUS Arial 10pt 田田田国 <> Í (i) O O O ABC 田 !!!

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter25: Reflection And Refraction Of Light

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 25P: 14. A ray of light strikes the midpoint of one face of an equiangular (60°−60°−60°) glass prism (n =...

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