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Find the critical angle for a ray of light going from paraffin oil to air. Given that the refractive index of paraffin oil with respect to air is 1.44.

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To find the critical angle for a ray of light going from paraffin oil to air, we will use Snell's Law, which relates the angles of incidence and refraction to the refractive indices of the two media. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Refractive Indices**: - The refractive index of paraffin oil with respect to air (μ1) is given as 1.44. - The refractive index of air (μ2) is approximately 1.00. ...
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