Light traveling in diamond is incident on a 3 cm thick piece of sapphire. It enters the sapphire at an angle of 50 degrees as shown. When it reaches a third material, it undergoes total internal reflection. a)What is the incident angle θ1 of the light in the diamond? b)How long did it take the light to travel in the sapphire and reenter the diamond? c)Which of the materials in the table listed above could be the mystery third material? (note, there may be none, one, or several of the materials). d)If the light frequency is 1.50(10)15 Hz when it is in the diamond, what is its frequency in the sapphire?

University Physics Volume 3
17th Edition
ISBN:9781938168185
Author:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny
Publisher:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny
Chapter9: Condensed Matter Physics
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 80P: What is the critical magnetic field for lead at T = 2.8 K?
icon
Related questions
Question
100%

Light traveling in diamond is incident on a 3 cm thick piece of sapphire. It enters the sapphire at an angle of 50 degrees as shown. When it reaches a third material, it undergoes total internal reflection.

a)What is the incident angle θ1 of the light in the diamond?

b)How long did it take the light to travel in the sapphire and reenter the diamond?

c)Which of the materials in the table listed above could be the mystery third material? (note, there may be none, one, or several of the materials).

d)If the light frequency is 1.50(10)15 Hz when it is in the diamond, what is its frequency in the sapphire?

Material
Index of
refraction
Diamond
Ice
1.31
Fluorite
1.43
Sapphire
50
3 cm
Saphire
1.77
?
Diamond
2.42
X
Titanium
2.90
Dioxide
Transcribed Image Text:Material Index of refraction Diamond Ice 1.31 Fluorite 1.43 Sapphire 50 3 cm Saphire 1.77 ? Diamond 2.42 X Titanium 2.90 Dioxide
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 5 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Polarisation of light
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
University Physics Volume 3
University Physics Volume 3
Physics
ISBN:
9781938168185
Author:
William Moebs, Jeff Sanny
Publisher:
OpenStax