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Solve the Problem θi\theta _ { \mathrm { i } }

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Solve the problem.
-When light travels from one medium to another-from air to water, for instance-it changes direction. (This is why a pencil, partially submerged in water, looks as though it is bent.) The angle of incidence θi\theta _ { \mathrm { i } } is the angle in the first medium; the angle of refraction θr\theta _ { r } is the second medium. (See illustration.) Each medium has an index of refraction ni- n _ { i } and nrn _ { r } , respectively - which can be found in tables. Snell's law relates these quantities in the forr
nisinθi=nrsinθr\mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { i } } \sin \theta _ { \mathrm { i } } = \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { r } } \sin \theta _ { \mathrm { r } }
Solving for θr\theta _ { \mathbf { r } } , we obtain
θr=sin1(ninrsinθi)\theta _ { \mathrm { r } } = \sin ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { i } } } { \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { r } } } \sin \theta _ { \mathrm { i } } \right)
Find θr\theta _ { \mathrm { r } } for fused quartz (ni=1.46)\left( \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { i } } = 1.46 \right) , ethyl alcohol (nr=1.36)\left( \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { r } } = 1.36 \right) , and θi=8.5\theta _ { \mathrm { i } } = 8.5 ^ { \circ } .
 Solve the problem. -When light travels from one medium to another-from air to water, for instance-it changes direction. (This is why a pencil, partially submerged in water, looks as though it is bent.) The angle of incidence  \theta _ { \mathrm { i } }  is the angle in the first medium; the angle of refraction  \theta _ { r }  is the second medium. (See illustration.) Each medium has an index of refraction  - n _ { i }  and  n _ { r } , respectively  -  which can be found in tables. Snell's law relates these quantities in the forr  \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { i } } \sin \theta _ { \mathrm { i } } = \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { r } } \sin \theta _ { \mathrm { r } }  Solving for  \theta _ { \mathbf { r } } , we obtain  \theta _ { \mathrm { r } } = \sin ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { i } } } { \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { r } } } \sin \theta _ { \mathrm { i } } \right)  Find  \theta _ { \mathrm { r } }  for fused quartz  \left( \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { i } } = 1.46 \right) , ethyl alcohol  \left( \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { r } } = 1.36 \right) , and  \theta _ { \mathrm { i } } = 8.5 ^ { \circ } .    a
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