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11 August, 14:11

The index of refraction of a type of glass is 1.50, and the index of refraction of water is 1.33. If light enters water from this glass, the angle of refraction will be

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  1. 11 August, 14:15
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    greater than the angle of incidence

    Explanation:

    Various materials have different densities. Glass however has a higher density than water, that means it's more dense.

    in refraction principles, when light is travelling from a less dense to a more dense medium, the light would refract towards the normal, but if its the other way round, the light would refract away from the normal.

    The angles of incidence and refraction are measured from the normal.

    For this reasons, the angle of refraction will be higher than the angle of incidence.
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