Question

As light shines from air to water, the index of refraction is 1.02 and the angle of incidence is 38.0 °. What is the light's angle of refraction?
39.8°
37.1°
29.8°
32.5°

Answer 1

Answer:

Light's angle of refraction = 37.1° (Approx.)

Explanation:

Given:

Index of refraction = 1.02

Base of refraction = 1

Angle of incidence = 38°

Find:

Light's angle of refraction

Computation:

Using Snell's law;

Sin[Angle of incidence] / Sin[Light's angle of refraction] = Index of refraction / Base of refraction

Sin38 / Light's angle of refraction = 1.02 / 1

Sin[Light's angle of refraction] = Sin 38 / 1.02

Sin[Light's angle of refraction] = [0.6156] / 1.02

Sin[Light's angle of refraction] = 0.6035

Light's angle of refraction = 37.1° (Approx.)