You have two containers half full with liquid 1. You then fill the two containers respectively with a layer of liquid 2 and 3. A ray of light travelling through the bottom layer (liquid 1) and into the top layer experiences total internal reflection off liquid 2 when the angle of incidence exceeds 44.5° and for liquid 3 total internal reflection occurs for angles of incidence greater than 50.5°. Determine the ratio of the refractive indices of liquids 2 and 3 (n2/n3).
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Wont Snell's law give this to you directly?