On a hot summer day while moving in a bus the
The distant spot on high way appears to be wet
Even though it was not actually wet.
Modify Snell’s Law in the above situation.

Question

On a hot summer day while moving in a bus the
The distant spot on high way appears to be wet
Even though it was not actually wet
Modify Snell’s Law in the above situation

Suresh Kumar · Accepted Answer

dear student,
It is due to the phenomenon called total internal reflection
Snell's law is given as n21=sinisinr=n2n1
for TIR, if i=c , r=90 degree
sincsin90=1n(as n2=1 for air)
therefore, n=1/sinc

On a hot summer day while moving in a bus the The distant spot on high way appears to be wet Even though it was not actually wet. Modify Snell’s Law in the above situation.

On a hot summer day while moving in a bus the
The distant spot on high way appears to be wet
Even though it was not actually wet.
Modify Snell’s Law in the above situation.