use snell's law
126) Light traveling in air is incident on the surface of a block of plastic at an angle of 62.7??to the normal and is bent so that it makes a 48.1??angle with the normal in the plastic. Find the speed of light in the plastic
2.51??108ms?1
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Angle of reflection = angle of incidence (B) Use Snell's law. n1/n2 = sin(theta1)/sin(theta2) But in order to use snell's law, you need to get the ratio of n's first. You can do that, though, using the fact that light incoming at the critical angle refracts at 90 degrees. n1/n2 = sin(critical angle)/sin(90 degrees)= sin (critical angle) Therefore, for your answer to part (B) sin (refracted angle) = sin (incident angle)sin(critical angle).
22.8°
Angle of reflection = angle of incidence (B) Use Snell's law. n1/n2 = sin(theta1)/sin(theta2) But in order to use snell's law, you need to get the ratio of n's first. You can do that, though, using the fact that light incoming at the critical angle refracts at 90 degrees. n1/n2 = sin(critical angle)/sin(90 degrees)= sin (critical angle) Therefore, for your answer to part (B) sin (refracted angle) = sin (incident angle)sin(critical angle).
0.375?I0
use malus law I = Iocos2/theta
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use malus law I = Iocos2/theta