A light beam having a wavelength of 470 nm in air is directed into glycerine at an angle of 75.0° with the normal in air. Glycerine has a refractive index of 1.47. (c = 3.0 × 10⁸ m/s)
(a) What are the frequency and wavelength of the light in the glycerine?
(b) What angle does the light beam make with the normal in the glycerine?

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The Answer of A light beam having a wavelength of 470 nm in air is directed into glycerine at an angle of 75.0° with the normal in air. Glycerine has a refractive index of 1.47. (c = 3.0 × 10⁸ m/s) (a) What are the frequency and wavelength of the light in the glycerine? (b) What angle does the light beam make with the normal in the glycerine?

A Light Beam Having a Wavelength of 470 Nm in Air