Question

A beam of light strikes one face of a window pane with an angle of incidence of 30.0°. The index of refraction of the glass is 1.52. The beam travels through the glass and emerges from a parallel face on the opposite side. Ignore reflections.
Required:
a. Find the angle of refraction for the ray inside the glass.
b. Show that the rays in air on either side of the glass (the incident and emerging rays) are parallel to each other.

Answer 1

Answer:

(a). The angle of refraction is 19.26°.

(b). That is proved that the rays in air on either side of the glass are parallel to each other

Explanation:

Given that,

Angle of incidence = 30.0°

Index of reflection of glass = 1.52

(a). We need to calculate the angle of refraction for the ray inside the glass

Using snell's law

$\dfrac{\sin i}{\sin r}=\mu$

$\sin r=\dfrac{\sin i}{\mu}$

Put the value into the formula

$\sin r=\dfrac{\sin 30}{1.52}$

$r=\sin^{-1}(0.329)$

$r=19.26^{\circ}$

(b). We know that,

The incident ray and emerging ray  is equal then the ray will be parallel.

We need to prove that the rays in air on either side of the glass are parallel to each other

Using formula for emerging ray

$\dfrac{\sin e}{\sin r}=\mu$

$\sin e=\sin r\times \mu$

Put the value into the formula

$\sin e=0.3289\times 1.52$

$e=\sin^{-1}(0.499)$

$e=29.9\approx 30^{\circ}$

So, $\sin i=\sin e$

This is proved.

Hence, (a). The angle of refraction is 19.26°.

(b). That is proved that the rays in air on either side of the glass are parallel to each other