9.3 - REFRACTION
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What happens to light when it passes from air into water?
💡 Hint: Think about the change in medium.
State Snell's Law.
💡 Hint: It relates angles to a constant.
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What is refraction?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when light enters water.
True or False: The critical angle is the angle of incidence for which light is completely refracted.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of critical angle.
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Calculate the refractive index of a material if the angles of incidence and refraction are 40° and 25°, respectively.
💡 Hint: Use a calculator to find the sine values.
An optical fiber has a core refractive index of 1.5 and casing of 1.45. Determine the critical angle for light passing from the core to the casing.
💡 Hint: Make sure to use the correct surface order.
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