A ray of light travels from air into another medium, making an angle of θ1 = 45.0° with the normal A light ray in air is moving down and to the right and is incident on a second medium. It makes an angle θ1 with the vertical. Inside the vertical, it continues to move down and to the right but at a steeper slope than the incident ray. It makes an angle θ2 with the vertical. (a) Find the angle of refraction θ2 if the second medium is sodium chloride.  ° (b) Find the angle of refraction θ2 if the second medium is diamond.  ° (c) Find the angle of refraction θ2 if the second medium is benzene.  °

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A ray of light travels from air into another medium, making an angle of θ1 = 45.0° with the normal

A light ray in air is moving down and to the right and is incident on a second medium. It makes an angle θ1 with the vertical. Inside the vertical, it continues to move down and to the right but at a steeper slope than the incident ray. It makes an angle θ2 with the vertical.
(a) Find the angle of refraction θ2 if the second medium is sodium chloride.
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(b) Find the angle of refraction θ2 if the second medium is diamond.
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(c) Find the angle of refraction θ2 if the second medium is benzene.
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