Determine the index of refraction of mineral oil

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A beam of light traveling in air strikes the surface of mineral oil at an angle of 17.8° with the normal to the surface. If the light travels at 2.17 X 108 m/s in the oil, what are the following?

(a) index of refraction of mineral oil.

(b) angle of refraction.

Reference no: EM13521263

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