1.3 - Application to Refraction (Snell’s Law)
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What is Snell's Law?
💡 Hint: Refer back to the principle of light refraction.
How does light behave when it enters a denser medium?
💡 Hint: Think about the angles and the normal line.
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What does Snell's Law relate?
💡 Hint: Think about how angles interact when light passes through different mediums.
True or False: Light bends away from the normal when entering a denser medium.
💡 Hint: Consider the properties of the mediums involved.
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Light passes from air to a liquid with a refractive index of 1.4 at an incidence angle of 50 degrees. Calculate the angle of refraction.
💡 Hint: Remember to apply Snell's Law accurately.
You have a light ray that enters glass at 35 degrees and exits into air. Given that the refractive index of glass is 1.52, what is the exiting angle in air?
💡 Hint: Work through the two transitions carefully.
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