A ray of light strikes a flat block of glass (n = 1.50) of thickness 2.00 cm at an angle of with the normal. Trace the light beam through the glass and find the angles of incidence and refraction at each surface.
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A ray of light strikes a flat, 2.00-cm-thick block of glass (n = 1.50) at an angle of 30.0˚with respect to the normal. (Fig P22.18.) (a) Find the angle of refraction at the top surface. (b) Find the angle of incidence at the bottom surface and the refracted angle. (c) Find the lateral distance d by which the light beam is shifted. (d) Calculate the speed of light in the glass and (e) the time required for the light to pass through the glass block. (f) Is the travel time through the block affected by the angle of incidence? Explain.
