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13.3 Refraction
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A horizontal boundary line separates Medium 1 above from Medium 2 below, labeled n_1 and n_2 respectively with n_1 > n_2. A dashed vertical normal line passes through the boundary. An incident light ray in Medium 1 travels downward and rightward toward the boundary, making an angle theta_1 with the normal line. A refracted ray in Medium 2 continues downward and rightward away from the normal line, making an angle theta_2 with the normal line, where theta_2 > theta_1. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Light ray refracting at a boundary where \(n_1 > n_2\).
A monochromatic beam of light traveling in Medium 1 with index of refraction \(n_1\) enters Medium 2 with index of refraction \(n_2\), where \(n_1 > n_2\). The angle of incidence relative to the normal is \(\theta_1\) and the angle of refraction is \(\theta_2\). Which of the following graphs best represents \(\sin\theta_2\) as a function of \(\sin\theta_1\) for incident angles from \(0^\circ\) up to \(90^\circ\)?

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