Refraction of light: Critical angle
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The critical angle for a piece of quartz is 37.3 degrees when the quartz is in air. If the piece of quartz is instead immersed in a transparent liquid with index of refraction n = 1.31, what is the angle of refraction in the liquid for a light ray incident at 21 degrees?
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16.4 degrees
51.48 degrees
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Critical angle for quartz is given and the angle of refraction is calculated when the quartz is immersed in a liquid.
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The critical angle for a piece of quartz is 37.3 degrees when the quartz is in air. If the piece of quartz is instead immersed in a transparent liquid with index of refraction n ...
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