A glass is half-full of water, with a layer of vegetable oil (n = 1.47) floating on

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A glass is half-full of water, with a layer of vegetable oil (n = 1.47) floating on top. A ray of light traveling downward through the oil is incident on the water at an angle of 71.4°. Determine the critical angle for the oil–water interface and decide whether the ray will penetrate into the water.

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Physics

ISBN: 978-0470879528

9th edition

Authors: John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson

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