A light ray traveling from diamond into air has an angle of refraction of 56 degrees. A piece of glass is then placed right next to the diamond
a) how will the angle of refraction change?
b) Justify your answer by considering any changes to the speed of light.

Question

A light ray traveling from diamond into air has an angle of refraction of 56 degrees. A piece of glass is then placed right next to the diamond
a) how will the angle of refraction change?
b) Justify your answer by considering any changes to the speed of light.

anonymous · Answer

decreases because the refraction index of diamond is more than that of glass..

anonymous · Answer

the light may even reflect back from the daimond-glass interface due to total internal refraction..