IP A glass paperweight with an index of refraction n rests

Chapter 26, Problem 64P

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A glass paperweight with an index of refraction n rests on a desk, as shown in Figure 26–50. An incident ray of light enters the horizontal top surface of the paperweight at an angle \(\theta=77^{\circ}\) to the vertical.

(a) Find the minimum value of n for which the internal reflection on the vertical surface of the paperweight is total.

(b) If \(\theta\) is decreased, is the minimum value of n increased or decreased? Explain.

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\theta=77^\circ

\theta

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