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143. Conceptual Example 4 On the Inside Looking Out A swimmer is under water and looking up at the surface. Someone holds a coin in the air, directly above the swimmer’s eyes. To the swimmer, the coin appears to be at a certain height above the water. Is the apparent height of the coin greater, less than, or the same as its actual height? Light rays are refracted AWAY from the normal when going from a higher index of refraction to a lower index of refraction. When it is the opposite, the light bends TOWARD the normal
171. Example 3 The Binding Energy of the Helium Nucleus Revisited The atomic mass of helium is 4.0026u and the atomic mass of hydrogen is 1.0078u. Using atomic mass units, instead of kilograms, obtain the binding energy of the helium nucleus.