Answer to Question #213664 in Mechanics | Relativity for pkaj

Question

 A ray of light in corn oil is incident striking with an angle of incidence of 40 degrees on water. Calculate the angle of refraction to the nearest degree

Answer 1

Gives

$n_i=1.40;n_w=1.33,\theta_i=40°$

Snell's law

$n_isin\theta_i=n_wsin\theta_r$

$$sin\theta_r=\frac{n_isin\theta_i}{n_w}$$

$sin\theta_r=\frac{sin40°}{1.33}\times1.40$

$sin\theta_r=0.7145$

$\theta_r=sin^{-1}(0.7145)$

$\theta_r=48°$