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O-LevelPhysicsLight5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q241 Mark

A ray of light is incident on the surface of a glass block. The diagram is not drawn to scale. The refractive index of the glass is 1.5. The angle of refraction is r. The angle between the refracted ray and the path the light takes without the glass block is d. What are r and d?

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Ar/°: 23, d/°: 12
Br/°: 24, d/°: 12
Cr/°: 23, d/°: 13
Dr/°: 24, d/°: 13

✓ Correct answer

C: r/°: 23, d/°: 13

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Light, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2016 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 24.

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