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A light ray in air strikes the surface of a lake at an angle of incidence of 46 degrees. What is the angle of refraction in the water?
13 years ago

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drwls
Snell's Law says that
1.0* sin I = N*sin R

Use water's index of refraction N to calculate the angle R.

Look up the index of refraction. It is about 1.33
13 years ago
diane
n=air =1.00) nH20=1.33)
3 years ago

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