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AP Physics 2
13.3 Refraction
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Light ray in glass incident on a glass-liquid boundary.
Light ray in glass incident on a glass-liquid boundary.
A light ray traveling inside a glass block with index of refraction \(n_{\text{glass}} = 1.50\) strikes a flat boundary with an adjacent liquid of index of refraction \(n_{\text{liquid}} = 1.20\). Which of the following correctly identifies the sine of the critical angle, \(\sin\theta_c\), for total internal reflection at this boundary, and describes the path of the light ray when its angle of incidence in the glass satisfies \(\theta_i > \theta_c\)?

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