The diagram below shows another light ray entering a different right-angled glass prism. It hits the inside of the left slanted surface at $Z$ as shown.

Right-angled glass prism

Describe to complete the path of this ray as it passes through and exits the prism.

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Question 42

The diagram shows a light ray passing through a semicircular block of plastic.

Semicircular plastic block

The dotted line is the normal to the flat surface at $X$ . When the light ray hits the flat surface at $X$ , all of it is reflected back inside.

Name the process shown in the diagram.

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What is the value of the angle labelled $θ\theta$ ?

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The diagram below shows another light ray entering a different right-angled glass prism. It hits the inside of the left slanted surface at $Z$ as shown.

Right-angled glass prism

Describe to complete the path of this ray as it passes through and exits the prism.

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