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OK this could be a stupid question but i just wanted to check with sdn
Light travelling through air strikes benzene (n=1.8) which angle will be smallest?
reflection
refraction
incidence
cannot be determined
The answer is refraction because light will bend towards the normal if entering a medium with a higher refractive index. However, I may have complicated my thoughts. I put D because if the angle of incidence is 0 degrees, it would just pass through the benzene and the angle of refraction would be 0 degrees too. Is my thinking wrong?
Light travelling through air strikes benzene (n=1.8) which angle will be smallest?
reflection
refraction
incidence
cannot be determined
The answer is refraction because light will bend towards the normal if entering a medium with a higher refractive index. However, I may have complicated my thoughts. I put D because if the angle of incidence is 0 degrees, it would just pass through the benzene and the angle of refraction would be 0 degrees too. Is my thinking wrong?