Logo
Home Study Material Contact Search
AI Chat FREE
  1. sciences
  2. physics
  3. when you look through a fish tank at someone on th

When you look through a fish tank at someone on the other side, you only see...

90.2K

Verified Solution

Question

Physics

When you look through a fish tank at someone on the other side,you only see a reflection of the fish in the tank. However, theother person can see you clearly. Explain.

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert
4.2 Ratings (810 Votes)
Their is a phenomenon in Electromagnetic waves called Total Internal Reflection TIR The equation for snells law sina1sina2 v1v2 n2n1 which relates the angle between the light ray in the two mediums which they make with the normal common to both medium a1 and a2 and the velocity of light in two mediums v1 and v2 and the refractive indices of the two medium n1 and n2 this refractive    See Answer
Get Answers to Unlimited Questions

Join us to gain access to millions of questions and expert answers. Enjoy exclusive benefits tailored just for you!

Membership Benefits:
  • Unlimited Question Access with detailed Answers
  • Zin AI - 3 Million Words
  • 10 Dall-E 3 Images
  • 20 Plot Generations
  • Conversation with Dialogue Memory
  • No Ads, Ever!
  • Access to Our Best AI Platform: Flex AI - Your personal assistant for all your inquiries!
Become a Member

Other questions asked by students

Civil Engineering
1.2K views

The City of Pomona (CA) has a population of 152,361. According to the data from 2017...

Psychology
1.2K views

Which is more prevalent in younger children, assimilation or accommodation? How about in adults

General Management
1.2K views

Linda Bells is the president of a car accessories company in Germany. In order to expand...

Biology
1.2K views

Bacteria have organelles membrane bound structures in the cytoplasm O True O False

Physics
1.2K views

What are the two types of friction Give an example If forces are acting in...

Statistics
1.2K views

Hint s Check My Work Consider a sample with data values of 27 24 23...

Calculus
1.2K views

Let q x x 6x 96x 7 Find all values of a for which q...

Algebra
1.2K views

The graph of f z is shown in red Draw the graph of g x...

Accounting
1.2K views

Which of the following are considered to be basic elements of a franchise: Permission...

Accounting
1.2K views

You have a project with the following cash flow stream (assume a 10% discount rate)....

Accounting
1.2K views

2 Witt Corp. has outstanding at December 31, 1996, two long-term borrowings with annual sinking...

Accounting
1.2K views

Discuss the differences between centralized and decentralized decision making