respect to the normal, and you observe the angle of refraction to be 40.3°. A. What is the index of refraction of the substance?  B. What is its likely identity?

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Suppose you have an unknown clear substance immersed in water, and you wish to identify it by finding its index of refraction. You arrange to have a beam of light enter it at an angle of 45.0° with respect to the normal, and you observe the angle of refraction to be 40.3°.

A. What is the index of refraction of the substance? 

B. What is its likely identity? 

Medium
n
Gasses at 0°C, 1 atm
Air
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Liquids at 20°C
Medium
Solids at 20°C
1.000293 Diamond
1.00045 Fluorite
1.000139 Glass, crown
1.000271 Glass, flint
Ice at 0°C
Polystyrene
Benzene
1.501
Carbon disulfide
1.628
Carbon tetrachloride 1.461
Ethanol
1.361
1.333
Water, fresh
Glycerine
1.473
n
Quartz, fused
Zircon
2.419
1.434
1.52
1.66
1.309
1.49
Sodium chloride
1.544
Quartz, crystalline 1.544
1.458
1.923
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Transcribed Image Text:Medium n Gasses at 0°C, 1 atm Air Carbon dioxide Hydrogen Oxygen Liquids at 20°C Medium Solids at 20°C 1.000293 Diamond 1.00045 Fluorite 1.000139 Glass, crown 1.000271 Glass, flint Ice at 0°C Polystyrene Benzene 1.501 Carbon disulfide 1.628 Carbon tetrachloride 1.461 Ethanol 1.361 1.333 Water, fresh Glycerine 1.473 n Quartz, fused Zircon 2.419 1.434 1.52 1.66 1.309 1.49 Sodium chloride 1.544 Quartz, crystalline 1.544 1.458 1.923 Ⓒtheexpertta.com
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