Physics

Physics

Problem

Light strikes the surface of a swimming pool at an angle of 40° measured from the normal. As the ray passes from the water (n≈1.33)(n\approx 1.33) into the air above (n≈1.00)(n\approx 1.00), which statement best describes the change in its direction? a) It bends toward the normal because light slows down as it enters the air, giving it a smaller refraction angle. b) It bends away from the normal to form an angle of about 59∘59^{\circ} with the normal (larger than the 40∘40^{\circ} incident angle). c) It continues in the air at the same 40∘40^{\circ} angle because the incident angle is below the critical angle. d) It undergoes total internal reflection and remains inside the water instead of entering the air.

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