A vertical ray of light strikes the horizontal surface of some water : (a) What is the angle of incidence ? (b) What is the angle of refraction ?

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(a) 0 degree
(b) 0 degree
because the ray strikes perpendicularly

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A vertical ray of light strikes the horizontal surface of some water : (a) What is the angle of incidence ? (b) What is the angle of refraction ?

(a) 0 degree (b) 0 degree because the ray strikes perpendicularly

(a) 0 degree
(b) 0 degree
because the ray strikes perpendicularly