A costume jewelry pendant made of cubic zirconia is submerged in oil. A light ray strikes one face of the zirconia crystal at an angle of incidence of 27°. Once inside, what is the ray's angle with respect to the face of the crystal?

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Answer:

The ray's angle with respect to the face of the crystal is 71.6°

Explanation:

Given that,

Incidence angle = 27°

We need to calculate the angle of refraction

Using Snell's law

[tex]n_{oil}\sin\theta_{i}=n_{zir}\sin\theta_{r}[/tex]

[tex]\theta_{r}=\sin^{-1}(\dfrac{n_{oil}\sin\theta_{i}}{n_{zir}})[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]\theta_{r}=\sin^{-1}(\dfrac{1.518\sin27}{2.176})[/tex]

[tex]\theta_{r}=18.4^{\circ}[/tex]

We need to calculate the ray's angle with respect to the face of the crystal

Using formula of refraction

[tex]\alpha=90-\theta[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]\alpha=90-18.4[/tex]

[tex]\alpha=71.6^{\circ}[/tex]

Hence, The ray's angle with respect to the face of the crystal is 71.6°

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