A Vertical Ray of Light Strikes the Horizontal Surface of Some Water: What is the Angle of Incidence? - Science

A vertical ray of light strikes the horizontal surface of some water:

What is the angle of incidence?

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Angle of incidence is `0^0` because light ray is travelling along the normal and angle of incidence is the angle between the light ray and the normal.

Concept: Refraction of Light

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Chapter 5: Refraction of Light [Page 221]

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