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AP Physics 2
13.3 Refraction
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A ray diagram showing three horizontal layers of media stacked vertically: Medium 1 on top, Medium 2 in the middle, and Medium 3 at the bottom. A single light ray enters from the upper left in Medium 1, traveling downward and to the right, hitting the flat boundary between Medium 1 and Medium 2. At the boundary, the ray bends toward the vertical normal line as it enters Medium 2. It continues downward and to the right through Medium 2 until it strikes the boundary between Medium 2 and Medium 3. At this second boundary, the ray bends away from the vertical normal line as it enters Medium 3, continuing downward and to the right. Dashed vertical lines represent the normal to the boundaries at each point of incidence. The angles between the ray and the horizontal interface boundaries are labeled: angle \(\theta_1\) between the ray and the interface in Medium 1, angle \(\theta_2\) between the ray and the interface in Medium 2, and angle \(\theta_3\) between the ray and the interface in Medium 3. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Ray diagram showing refraction across three parallel media.
A monochromatic light ray travels through three parallel, transparent media with smooth planar boundaries, as shown in the diagram. The ray enters Medium 2 from Medium 1 and subsequently enters Medium 3 from Medium 2. The ray makes angles of \(\theta_1 = 30^\circ\), \(\theta_2 = 60^\circ\), and \(\theta_3 = 45^\circ\) with the horizontal interface boundaries in Media 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Which of the following correctly ranks the speed of light \(v_1\), \(v_2\), and \(v_3\) in the three media?

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