Property 4: Refraction

• wave (E&M) ? ? + ? = 90o

? + ? = 90o

surface

air

water

incident wave

refracted wave

crest of wave

crest of preceding wave

x

?a

?w

normal line

sin(?) = ?a /x

sin(?) = ?w /x

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