A Tank Holds a 1

question 28

Multiple Choice

A tank holds a 1.44-m thick layer of oil that floats on a 0.96-m thick layer of brine.Both liquids are clear and do not intermix.Point O is at the bottom of the tank,on a vertical axis.The indices of refraction of the oil and the brine are 1.40 and 1.52,respectively.A ray originating at O reaches the brine-oil interface at the critical angle.What is the distance of this point from the axis?

• A) 1.5 m
• B) 1.7 m
• C) 1.9 m
• D) 2.1 m
• E) 2.3 m

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