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konstantin123
10 days ago
8

Three flat layers of transparent material are stacked upon one another. The top layer has index of refraction n1, the middle has

n2 and the bottom one has n3. If n1 > n2 > n3, and if a ray of light strikes the top layer at an angle of incidence, in which layer is the angle of refraction the greatest? Why?
a. the bottom layer
b. the top layer
c. Once the ray enters the touching layers, the angle of refraction remains constant.
d. the middle layer

Physics
1 answer:
kicyunya [2.9K]10 days ago
7 0

Response:

a. the lowest layer

Clarification:

This layer has the least refractive index, thus being the most rarefied.

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