A laser beam is incident perpendicular on a prism of index of refraction n, surrounded by air (nair = 1) as shown in the figure. The transmitted beam that exits the hypotenuse of the prism makes an angle 0 = 24° with the direction of the incident beam. The index of refraction is: 30° n =? O n= 162 O n=1 40 O n=1.58

A laser beam is incident perpendicular on a prism of index of refraction n, surrounded by air (nair = 1) as shown in the figure. The transmitted beam that exits the hypotenuse of the prism makes an angle 0 = 24° with the direction of the incident beam. The index of refraction is: 30° n =? O n= 162 O n=1 40 O n=1.58

University Physics Volume 3

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Chapter1: The Nature Of Light

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