Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Chapter 37, Problem 25SP
A block of polystyrene is covered by a thick layer of water. A narrow beam of light in the plastic arrives at the plastic-water interface at the smallest angle such that all the light is reflected back into the polystyrene. Determine that angle. [Hint: Study Eq. (37.4) and Table 37-1.]
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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