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Problem
A ray of light incident on the horizontal surface of glass slab at
70
∘
70^\circ
7
0
∘
just grazes the adjacent vertical surface after refraction. Compute the critical angle and refractive index. (
sin
70
∘
=
0.9397
\sin 70^\circ = 0.9397
sin
7
0
∘
=
0.9397
,
sin
−
1
(
0.7289
)
=
46
∘
47
′
\sin^{-1}(0.7289) = 46^\circ 47'
sin
−
1
(
0.7289
)
=
4
6
∘
4
7
′
)
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