Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Karen on Friday, April 13, 2012 at 7:14pm.

A piece of glass is immersed in water . If a light ray enters the glass from the water with an angle of incidence greater than zero, in which direction is the ray bent?

Physics - drwls, Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 2:07am
Most glass has an index of refraction greater than that of water. Consider Snell's law.

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