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What is the condition required for total internal reflection to occur?
What is the condition required for total internal reflection to occur?
The light must strike the boundary at a shallow angle (less than the critical angle) and the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.
What is the formula that relates the angles of incidence and refraction for light passing through a boundary?
What is the formula that relates the angles of incidence and refraction for light passing through a boundary?
n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2)
What is the refractive index of a medium, and how is it defined?
What is the refractive index of a medium, and how is it defined?
The refractive index is a measure of how much a medium bends light, and it is defined as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in the medium.
What is the approximate refractive index of diamond?
What is the approximate refractive index of diamond?
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What happens to light when it undergoes total internal reflection?
What happens to light when it undergoes total internal reflection?
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What are the variables represented by n1 and n2 in Snell's Law?
What are the variables represented by n1 and n2 in Snell's Law?
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Study Notes
Refraction of Light
Total Internal Reflection
- Occurs when light travels from a denser medium to a less dense medium
- Light is completely reflected back into the denser medium
- Conditions:
- Light must strike the boundary at a shallow angle (less than the critical angle)
- The angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle
Snell's Law
- Relates the angles of incidence and refraction for light passing through a boundary
- Formula:
n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2)-
n1andn2are the refractive indices of the two media -
θ1andθ2are the angles of incidence and refraction, respectively
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Refractive Index
- A measure of how much a medium bends light
- Defined as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in the medium
- Formula:
n = c / v-
nis the refractive index -
cis the speed of light in a vacuum -
vis the speed of light in the medium
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- Refractive index values:
- Air: approximately 1.00
- Water: approximately 1.33
- Glass: approximately 1.50-1.90
- Diamond: approximately 2.42
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Test your understanding of refraction of light, including total internal reflection, Snell's Law, and refractive indices of different mediums. This quiz covers the concepts and formulas related to the bending of light as it passes through a boundary.
