A beam of light passes from zircon to an unknown material at an angle of 32°. After passing through the material, the beam makes an angle of 47.15° compared to the perpendicular. What is the index of refraction of the second material?

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A beam of light passes from zircon to an unknown material at an angle of 32°. After passing through the material, the beam makes an angle of 47.15° compared to the perpendicular. What is the index of refraction of the second material?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-05T13:53:49

I got #1.387#

Explanation:

I considered the following table:
$https://pt.slideshare.net/thelawofscience/refraction-10335268$
and Snell's Law:
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A beam of light passes from zircon to an unknown material at an angle of 32°. After passing through the material, the beam makes an angle of 47.15° compared to the perpendicular. What is the index of refraction of the second material?

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