A light wave is incident within glass of refractive undex nG = 1.60 onto a boundary with air. Calculate the critical angle of incident in the glass above which total internal reflection occurs. Give your answer in degrees, to the nearest 0.1 degree

A light wave is incident within glass of refractive undex nG = 1.60 onto a boundary with air. Calculate the critical angle of incident in the glass above which total internal reflection occurs. Give your answer in degrees, to the nearest 0.1 degree

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A light wave is incident within glass of refractive undex n_G = 1.60 onto a boundary with air. Calculate the critical angle of incident in the glass above which total internal reflection occurs.

Give your answer in degrees, to the nearest 0.1 degree

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