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great asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 1 decade ago

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Light is incident from a medium of refractive index 1.5 on to a medium of refractive index 1.38. If the amplitude of the incident light wave is 4 units, calculate the amplitude of the reflected light wave.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Look up 'Fresnel reflection' in google.

    I think the amount of reflection, R = [(n1 - no)^2] / [(n1+no)^2].

    n1 should be 1.5

    n0 should be 1.38

    You will have to double check..im a bit rusty..

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