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Light in vacuum is incident on the surface of a glass slab. In the vaccum the beam makes an angle of `32.0^(@)` with the normal to the surface while in the glass it makes an angle of `16.0^(@)` with the normal . What is the index of refraction of the glass ?

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To find the index of refraction of the glass slab when light travels from vacuum into glass, we can use Snell's Law, which states: \[ \frac{\sin i}{\sin r} = n \] where: - \( i \) is the angle of incidence (the angle in vacuum), ...
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