A light ray travels inside a horizontal plate of glass, striking its upper surface at an angle of incidence of 60°. This ray is totally internally reflected at the glass-air boundary. A liquid is then poured on top of the glass. What is the largest index of refraction that the liquid could have such that the ray is stilltotally internally reflected?

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