Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1074: 10a

Answer

The light emerges back into air at the right at an angle of $~~50^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

We can use Snell's law to find the refraction angle $\theta_7$ at which the light emerges back into the air: $n_{air}~sin~\theta_1 = n_1~sin~\theta_2 = n_3~sin~\theta_3 = ...= n_{air}~sin~\theta_7$ $n_{air}~sin~\theta_1 = n_{air}~sin~\theta_7$ $sin~\theta_1 =sin~\theta_7$ $\theta_1 = \theta_7$ $\theta_7 = 50^{\circ}$ The light emerges back into air at the right at an angle of $~~50^{\circ}$
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