Light in vacuum is incident on the surface of a slab of transparent material. In the vacuum the beam makes an angle of 34.5° with the normal to the surface, while in the slab it makes an angle of 19.2° with the normal. What is the index of refraction of the transparent material?

Light in vacuum is incident on the surface of a slab of transparent material. In the vacuum the beam makes an angle of 34.5° with the normal to the surface, while in the slab it makes an angle of 19.2° with the normal. What is the index of refraction of the transparent material?

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Light in vacuum is incident on the surface of a slab of transparent material. In the vacuum the beam makes an angle of 34.5° with the
normal to the surface, while in the slab it makes an angle of 19.2° with the normal. What is the index of refraction of the transparent
material?

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