An incident light ray refracts as it enters a different medium, as shown below. With the intensity of the reflected light likewise shown, what can you say about the refractive indices where the incident ray (medium A) and the refracted ray (medium B) lie? (Source: PhET simulator, Bending Light) 25.67% Intensity Both media has the same refractive index. Medium B has higher refractive index than medium A. Medium A has higher refractive index. More information are needed, as indicated in Snell's Law

An incident light ray refracts as it enters a different medium, as shown below. With the intensity of the reflected light likewise shown, what can you say about the refractive indices where the incident ray (medium A) and the refracted ray (medium B) lie? (Source: PhET simulator, Bending Light) 25.67% Intensity Both media has the same refractive index. Medium B has higher refractive index than medium A. Medium A has higher refractive index. More information are needed, as indicated in Snell's Law

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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