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    Refraction Is The Bending of A Light Ray at The Boundary of Two Medium As The Light Ray Propagates From A Medium To Another With Difference Optical Density

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    This document discusses refraction of light and Snell's law. It provides examples of how light bends when passing from one medium to another with a different density. It defines refraction as the bending of light at the boundary between two media. Snell's law states that the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is a constant. The constant is called the refractive index. Examples are given to calculate refractive indices based on angle measurements. A diagram shows how refraction causes an object underwater to appear closer to the surface than its actual depth due to the refractive index of water.

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    This document discusses refraction of light and Snell's law. It provides examples of how light bends when passing from one medium to another with a different density. It defines refraction as the bending of light at the boundary between two media. Snell's law states that the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is a constant. The constant is called the refractive index. Examples are given to calculate refractive indices based on angle measurements. A diagram shows how refraction causes an object underwater to appear closer to the surface than its actual depth due to the refractive index of water.

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    This document discusses refraction of light and Snell's law. It provides examples of how light bends when passing from one medium to another with a different density. It defines refraction as the bending of light at the boundary between two media. Snell's law states that the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is a constant. The constant is called the refractive index. Examples are given to calculate refractive indices based on angle measurements. A diagram shows how refraction causes an object underwater to appear closer to the surface than its actual depth due to the refractive index of water.

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    5.

    2 UNDERSTANDING REFRACTION OF LIGHT


    Refraction is the bending of a light ray at the boundary of two medium as the light ray propagates
    from a medium to another with difference optical density.

    air

    water

    What is the phenomenon which causes the bending of light in the picture above?
    refraction

    Why did this bending of light occur in terms of velocity of light?


    The velocity of light changes when it travels from one medium into another

    Refraction of light:
    Fill in each of the boxes
    the name of the part shown

    i
    Air

    Glass
    r
    r
    Air

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    Direction of refraction:
    normal
    Less dense
    medium

    denser
    medium

    Denser
    medium

    Less dense
    medium

    normal

    Draw on the diagrams above the approximate directions the refracted rays.
    When light travels from a less dense medium to a denser medium, the ray is refracted
    (toward/away from) the normal at point of incidence.
    When light travels from a more dense medium to a less dense medium, the ray is refracted
    (toward/away from) the normal at point of incidence.
    Snells law:
    The ratio of sin(angle of incident) to sin(angle of refraction) is a
    Snells law states that
    constant
    i.e.

    sin incident angle


    constant
    sin refracted angle

    What is the name and symbol of the constant? ..


    Exercise 1:
    Referring to the diagram on the right,
    Calculate the refractive index of liquid-X.

    60o
    Air
    Liquid-X
    30o

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    Exercise 2:
    Referring to the diagram on the right,
    Calculate the refractive index of liquid-Y.

    45o
    Air
    Liquid-Y
    30o

    Exercise 3:
    Eye
    Air
    On the diagram to the right, draw two rays
    which originate from the fish to show
    how a person observing from above
    the surface of the water is able to see the
    image of the fish at an apparent depth
    less than the actual depth of the fish.

    water
    image

    object

    Exercise 4:
    An equation that gives the relationship between apparent depth, real depth and the refractive index
    of water for the diagram above is
    n

    real depth
    apparent depth

    If the fish is at an actual depth of 4 m and the refractive index of water is 1.33, what is the apparent
    depth of the image?

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