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A ray of light travelling from first medium is incident at an angle of `30^(@)` on the second medium and refracted at an angle of `45^(@)`. Find refractive index of the second medium with respect to first medium and angle of emergence.

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To solve the problem, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Problem We have a ray of light traveling from the first medium to the second medium. The angle of incidence in the first medium is \(30^\circ\), and the angle of refraction in the second medium is \(45^\circ\). We need to find the refractive index of the second medium with respect to the first medium and the angle of emergence. ### Step 2: Use Snell's Law Snell's Law states that: \[ n_1 \sin(\theta_1) = n_2 \sin(\theta_2) \] Where: - \(n_1\) is the refractive index of the first medium, - \(\theta_1\) is the angle of incidence, - \(n_2\) is the refractive index of the second medium, - \(\theta_2\) is the angle of refraction. Assuming the refractive index of the first medium (\(n_1\)) is 1 (for air), we can write: \[ \sin(30^\circ) = n_2 \sin(45^\circ) \] ### Step 3: Calculate the Sine Values Using known values: - \(\sin(30^\circ) = \frac{1}{2}\) - \(\sin(45^\circ) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\) Substituting these values into the equation gives: \[ \frac{1}{2} = n_2 \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \] ### Step 4: Solve for \(n_2\) Rearranging the equation to solve for \(n_2\): \[ n_2 = \frac{1/2}{1/\sqrt{2}} = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \sqrt{2} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \] ### Step 5: Find the Angle of Emergence When the ray exits from the second medium back into the first, we again apply Snell's Law: \[ n_2 \sin(\theta_2) = n_1 \sin(E) \] Where \(E\) is the angle of emergence. Substituting the known values: \[ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \sin(45^\circ) = 1 \cdot \sin(E) \] Using \(\sin(45^\circ) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\): \[ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} = \sin(E) \] \[ \frac{1}{2} = \sin(E) \] ### Step 6: Calculate \(E\) To find \(E\), we take the inverse sine: \[ E = \sin^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = 30^\circ \] ### Final Results - The refractive index of the second medium with respect to the first medium is \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\). - The angle of emergence \(E\) is \(30^\circ\). ---

To solve the problem, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Problem We have a ray of light traveling from the first medium to the second medium. The angle of incidence in the first medium is \(30^\circ\), and the angle of refraction in the second medium is \(45^\circ\). We need to find the refractive index of the second medium with respect to the first medium and the angle of emergence. ### Step 2: Use Snell's Law Snell's Law states that: \[ ...
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