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A light beam is traveling through an unknown substance. When it strikes a boundary between that substance and the air
(nair = 1), the angle of reflection is 27.0° and the angle of refraction is 43.0°. What is the index of refraction n of the substance?
n =
Transcribed Image Text:A light beam is traveling through an unknown substance. When it strikes a boundary between that substance and the air (nair = 1), the angle of reflection is 27.0° and the angle of refraction is 43.0°. What is the index of refraction n of the substance? n =
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