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In the figure below, light is traveling in mediums with indexes of refraction, n, and n,. Is n, less than n2, n¡ greater than n,, or n, equal to n,? Why? If n; = 1.33, find n2 nį n2

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In the figure below, light is traveling in mediums with
indexes of refraction, n, and n,. Is n¡ less than n2, n¡ greater
than
n,, or n, equal to n,? Why? If n, = 1.33, find n,
ni
n2

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