The Refraction Of Light Through Different Media Mr. Dechene’s SNC2D January 21‚ 2013 Jordyn D. Testable Question: What effects do different mediums have on the angle of light? Hypothesis: If the light goes through different mediums‚ then the light will bend because it is slowing down as it passes through the medium. Equipment: Semicircular plastic dish Polar graph paper Ray box with single slit Water Syrup Experimental Design: A ray box with a single
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Aim:- To investigate the effect of changing the temperature of glycerin on the index of refraction. In this experiment I will be using a simple method‚ which needs the following materials 40ml of glycerin in a beaker‚ protractor‚ a pencil‚ a laser‚ a paper to draw boundaries‚ circular plastic plates‚ hotplate‚ ruler and a digital thermometer. In this experiment 1 trial will be conducted for glycerin with 70 Celsius degrees ‚66‚62‚58‚ and another trial with 10 Celsius degrees. Scientific Background:-
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Light Reflection and Refraction Pre-Lab using PhET I) Introduction: When a light ray strikes a smooth interface separating two transparent materials (like air‚ glass‚ or water)‚ the wave is partly reflected and partly refracted (or transmitted) into the second material. For an example of this‚ imagine you are outside looking at a restaurant window. You can probably see both the inside of the restaurant (from the refracted light) and some of the street behind you (from the reflected light). Similarly
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White light and refraction: White light from the Sun is made up of all the various colours of visible light. Each of these colours has a different wavelength - red light (at one edge of the rainbow) has a wavelength of ~650 nm‚ whilst violet light (at the other edge) has a wavelength of ~400 nm. When light travels from one medium (say air) to another (water)‚ it changes speed‚ and if the light enters at an angle‚ it will bend. This is known as refraction. Shorter wavelength light (such as violet)
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Refraction in Biconcave Lens Now let’s investigate the refraction of light by double concave lens. Suppose that several rays of light approach the lens; and suppose that these rays of light are travelling parallel to the principal axis. Upon reaching the front face of the lens‚ each ray of light will refract towards the normal to the surface. At this boundary‚ the light ray is passing from air into a more dense medium (usually plastic or glass). Since the light ray is passing from a medium in
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Light‚ Refraction and Lenses Name: Light Refraction Read from Lesson 1 of the Refraction and Lenses chapter at The Physics Classroom: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/u14l1a.html http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/u14l1b.html http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/u14l1c.html http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/u14l1f.html MOP Connection: 1. 2. Refraction and Lenses: sublevels 1 and 2 Write a one-word synonym for refraction. Refraction occurs when light crosses
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Objective The objective of this experiment is to understand reflection and refraction and how they vary with different matters. At the end of this experiment‚ you will be able to: Determine index of refraction of various solutions Recognize the passage of refracted beams though different medium Understand the concept of Snell’s Law Understand how the speed of electromagnetic waves in different matters are related Determine the critical angle for total internal reflection Materials 550
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data and observed the refractions ten more times. Data Table Data Table: Snell ’s Law and Refraction | Trial number | Sin θ₁ | Sin θ₂ | m₂ | 1 | 0⁰ | 0⁰ | 0.0 | 2 | 10⁰ | 4⁰ | 2.0 | 3 | 20⁰ | 8⁰ | 2.5 | 4 | 30⁰ | 12⁰ | 2.4 | 5 | 40⁰ | 15⁰ | 2.5 | 6 | 50⁰ | 20⁰ | 2.2 | 7 | 60⁰ | 25⁰ | 2.0 | 8 | 70⁰ | 32⁰ | 1.8 | 9 | 80⁰ | 40⁰ | 1.5 | 10 | 90⁰ | 0⁰ | 0.0 | Error analysis One window for error we noticed occurred when reading the angle of refraction. It was hard to decide
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References: "Table of Refraction." Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 [DVD]. Redmond‚ WA: Microsoft Corporation‚ 2009 "Refraction." Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 [DVD] "Snell’s Law." Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 [DVD]. Redmond‚ WA: Microsoft Corporation‚ 2009 Journals Cuadra‚ Cristy Marie O.‚ et al. “Phytochemical Testing of Barbados Cherry
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In optics the refractive index (or index of refraction) n of a substance (optical medium) is a dimensionless number that describes how light‚ or any other radiation‚ propagates through that medium. Its most elementary occurrence (and historically the first one) is in Snell’s law of refraction‚ n1sinθ1= n2sinθ2‚ where θ1 and θ2 are the angles of incidence of a ray crossing the interface between two media with refractive indices n1 and n2. Refraction‚ critical angle and reflection of light at the
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