a. Explanation Given data: Angle of incident of laser pointer on the aquarium is 45 ° . Refractive index of glass is 1.55. Draw the diagram as shown in Figure 1 to find the angle at which the beam from laser pointer enters the water. By using Snell’s law, n air n glass = sin θ glass sin θ air sin θ air sin θ glass = n glass n air sin θ glass = n air n glass × sin θ air θ glass = sin − 1 ( n air n glass × sin θ air ) Here, n glass is the refractive index of glass, given as 1.55, and n air is the refractive index of air, which has standard value as 1. Substitute 1.55 for n glass , 1 for n air , and 45 ° for θ air , θ glass = sin − 1 ( 1 1.55 × sin 45 ° ) = sin − 1 ( 1 1.55 × 0.707 ) = sin − 1 ( 0.456 ) = 27 b. To determine To check: Whether the angle at which the beam enters the water inside the aquarium depends on the refractive index of the glass or not.

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