A laser beam in air is incident on a liquid at an angle of 40.0^\circ with respect to the normal. The laser beam's angle in the liquid is 25.0^\circ.What is the liquid's index of refraction?

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To determine the liquid's index of refraction, we can use Snell's Law, which relates the angles of incidence and refraction to the indices of refraction of the two media.

Snell's Law states that:

\(\frac{{\sin(\text{{angle of incidence}})}}{{\sin(\text{{angle of refraction}})}} = \frac{{\text{{index of refraction of first medium}}}}{{\text{{index of refraction of second medium}}}}\)

We are given the angle of incidence in air (40.0°) and the angle of refraction in the liquid (25.0°). Let's plug these values into Snell's Law and solve for the index of refraction of the liquid.

\(\frac{{\sin(40.0°)}}{{\sin(25.0°)}} = \frac{{\text{{index of refraction of air}}}}{{\text{{index of refraction of liquid}}}}\)

Before we proceed, we need to know the index of refraction of air. At standard temperature and pressure, the index of refraction for air is very close to 1. So, we can approximate the index of refraction of air as 1.

Now, let's substitute the known values into the equation and solve for the index of refraction of the liquid:

\(\frac{{\sin(40.0°)}}{{\sin(25.0°)}} = \frac{{1}}{{\text{{index of refraction of liquid}}}}\)

\(\text{{index of refraction of liquid}} = \frac{{\sin(25.0°)}}{{\sin(40.0°)}}\)

Using a calculator, evaluate the right side of the equation:

\(\text{{index of refraction of liquid}} \approx \frac{{0.42261826174}}{{0.64278760968}}\)

\(\text{{index of refraction of liquid}} \approx 0.657\)

Therefore, the liquid's index of refraction is approximately 0.657.

To find the liquid's index of refraction, we can use Snell's Law, which relates the angles of incidence and refraction to the indices of refraction of the two media. Snell's Law is given by:

n₁ * sin(θ₁) = n₂ * sin(θ₂)

where:
n₁ = index of refraction of the medium the light is coming from (in this case, air)
θ₁ = angle of incidence with respect to the normal in the first medium (in this case, air)
n₂ = index of refraction of the medium the light is entering (in this case, the liquid)
θ₂ = angle of refraction with respect to the normal in the second medium (in this case, the liquid)

We are given the following values:
θ₁ = 40.0°
θ₂ = 25.0°

We need to find the liquid's index of refraction (n₂).

Rearranging Snell's Law, we get:

n₂ = (n₁ * sin(θ₁)) / sin(θ₂)

Plugging in the given values, we have:

n₂ = (1.000 * sin(40.0°)) / sin(25.0°)

Now, we can calculate the liquid's index of refraction using a scientific calculator.

Use Snells law.