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📅 NSB 2015🎓 HS🔄 Round 4#️⃣ Q20❓ TOSS-UP📝 Multiple Choice

You have just crystallized a new compound. You shine light through it and observe the internal reflection as the light attempts to pass into the air on the opposite side of the crystal. You measure the critical angle of the crystal to be 45 degrees. Taking the index of refraction of air to be 1, what is the index of refraction of the crystal?

W) Square root of 2
X) ½ times square root of 2
Y) 2
Z) 2 times square root of 2
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