Answer to Question #332145 in Electricity and Magnetism for Ash

Question

Find the measurement of the angle of refraction using the given illustration.

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Air (n=1.00) \ |

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Glass (n= 1.52) |

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Answer 1

$\frac{\sin\alpha}{\sin\beta}=\frac{n_2}{n_1},$

$\beta=\arcsin{\frac{n_1\sin\alpha}{n_2}}=34.7°.$