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Physics 1 Hon - Bowles - p06/p07 Unit 8: Waves - Formula Test

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A ray of light is travelling upward through a transparent medium 1 and strikes a boundary with medium 2 at an angle of 21.7 degrees. The ray then refracts within medium 2 at an angle of 30.4.  If the speed of light in medium 1 is 1.8 x 108 m/s, what is the index of refraction of medium 2? Do not assume medium 2 is air based on the figure. 

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We are given a light ray traveling from medium 1 into medium 2 with incidence angle theta1 = 21.7 degrees and refraction angle theta2 = 30.4 degrees. First, de......Login to view full explanation

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