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as light shines from air to water (n = 1.43) at an incident angle of 36.0 º, what is its angle of refraction?

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Snell's law:
sin (angle of incidence) / sin (angle of refraction) = n_2/n_1

(sin\theta_1)/(sin\theta_2)=(n_2)/(n_1)
sin 36° / sin Θ = 1.43/1
sin Θ = (sin 36°)/1.43
sin Θ = 0.411
Θ = 24.3°
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