Define Snell's law of refraction. A ray of light is incident on a glass slab at an angle of incidence of 60°. If the angle of refraction be 32.7°, calculate the refractive index of glass. (Given: sin 60° = 0.866 and sin 30° = 0.5).

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Define Snell's law of refraction. A ray of light is incident on a glass slab at an angle of incidence of 60&#xB0;. If the angle of refraction be 32.7&#xB0;, calculate the refractive index of glass. (Given: sin 60&#xB0; = 0.866 and sin 30&#xB0; = 0.5).

Philoid · Accepted Answer

According to the Snell's law of refraction, the ratio of sine of angle of incidence to the sine of angle of refraction is constant for a given pair of media.

Given: Angle of incidence = 60^o

Angle of refraction = 30^o