Question

Three flat layers of transparent material are stacked upon one another. The top layer has index of refraction n1, the middle has n2 and the bottom one has n3. If n1 > n2 > n3, and if a ray of light strikes the top layer at an angle of incidence, in which layer is the angle of refraction the greatest? Why?

a. the bottom layer
b. the top layer
c. Once the ray enters the touching layers, the angle of refraction remains constant.
d. the middle layer

Answer 1

a. the bottom medium

Step-by-step explanation:

it has the least index of refraction and hence most rarer.