Multiple Choice
Jane's flashy boy friend has just given her a ring with a huge "diamond". Jane, who has studied physics, measures the polarizing angle for the stone and finds that the polarizing angle is 62.97°. The stone is
A) fluoride, n = 1.560.
B) crown glass, n = 1.517.
C) spinel, n = 1.712.
D) zircon, n = 1.960.
E) diamond, n = 2.417.
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