University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - The Nature and Propagation of Light - Problems - Exercises - Page 1105: 33.7

Answer

a. $47.5^{\circ}$. b. $66.0^{\circ}$.

Work Step by Step

a. The incident angle, measured with respect to the normal (not with the surface) is $90^{\circ}-47.5^{\circ}=42.5^{\circ}$. Apply the law of reflection. The reflected ray makes the same angle with the normal, so the angle it makes with the surface is $90^{\circ}-42.5^{\circ}=47.5^{\circ}$. b. Use Snell’s Law, where the angles are measured from the normal to the interface. $$n_a sin\theta_a= n_b sin\theta_b$$ $$\theta_b=sin^{-1}(\frac{n_a}{n_b}sin\theta_1) $$ $$=sin^{-1}(\frac{1.00}{1.66}sin42.5^{\circ}) =24.0^{\circ}$$ The angle the refracted beam makes with the surface is $90^{\circ}-24.0^{\circ}=66.0^{\circ}$.
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