Compute for the angle of refraction on the second medium using the formula of Snell’s Law of Refraction and compare it with the measured one.

Q: In the Newton's Rings apparatus, the light of 560nm and convex-planar lens of radi of curvature…

A: Given: The wavelength of the light 560 nm.            The radius of curvature of the convex planar…

Q: A flashlight beam strikes the surface of a pane of glass (n = 1.56) at a 61° angle to the normal.…

A: Given data:  Index of refraction of glass (n2) = 1.56 Angle of incidence (θ1) = 61° Required: The…

Q: You are submerged in a liquid with index of refraction n = 1.7, 50 meters below the surface boundary…

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Q: MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER A light beam containing red and violet wavelengths is incident on a slab…

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Q: In the figure, a laser positioned on a ship is used to communicate with a small two-man research…

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Q: Assume that the cornea has an anterior radius of curvature R1= 7.8 mm, a posterior radius of…

A: The expression for the required power of the cornea is,

Q: Find the critical angle (0critical) at which total internal reflection will occur for the optical…

A: The critical angle can be calculated by taking the inverse-sine of the ratio of the indices of…

Q: You have enrolled in a scuba diving class and while swimming under water in a nearby lake you look…

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Q: A pencil is submerged in a glass bowl. Why does the object appear to be straight when viewed from…

A: Snell's Law states that the sine of angle of incidence to the sine of angle of refraction is a…

Q: A tank is filled with water to a height of 12.5 cm. The apparent depth of a needle lying at the…

A: Given:  Real depth, d = 12.5 cm  apparent depth, d' = 9.4 cm  refractive index of liquid, nl = 1.63

Q: A tank is filled with water to a height of 12.5 cm. The apparent depth of a needle lying at the…

A: Given data-h1=12.5 cmh2=9.4 cmLiquid refractive index, μ'=1.63

Q: 23) A submarine is 380 m horizontally out from the shore and 150 m beneath the surface of the water.…

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Q: The critical angle from a particular medium into air is 60.7°. What is the index of refraction for…

A: The critical angle (θc​) is related to the index of refraction (n) by the following formula:n​In…

Q: 7. A transparent cylinder of radius R and height H made from a material of refractive index u= 1.5…

A: Consider the following diagram,

Q: A glass sphere has radius R = 6.9 cm and index of refraction 1.8. A paperweight is constructed by…

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Q: Which of the following is true?

A: In optical fiber, if the core is less denser than the cladding then the ray will get trapped inside…

Q: Explain what is the relationships between the shininess of a diamond and its index of refraction.

A: Dimond is the hardest material on earth. This is because of its carbon structure. In Dimond carbon…

Q: A glass prism of angle 60° and index of refraction 1.5 is immersed in a liquid of refractive index…

A: Given information: Angle of prism A=60°. Refractive index of prism μp=1.5. Refractive index of the…

Q: A lens with two convex surfaces, both with radii of curvature of 0.25 meters, is used to focus…

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Q: A 10 cm cube of glass of refractive index 1.66 has a small object at its center. Show that if a disc…

A: When a ray of light passes from one medium to another, it undergoes a change in direction. This…

Q: Derive an expression that relates the index of refraction of the material n to the angle of…

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Q: How is the refractive index of a medium related to the real and apparent depths of an object in that…

A: The apparent depth is the distance of virtual image from the surface of the water, and the real…

Q: In the Newton's Rings apparatus, the light of 600nm and convex-planar lens of radius of curvature…

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Q: The dispersive powers of crown and flint glass are 0.015 and 0.030 respectively. The refractive…

A: Given data: Dispersive power of crown ω1=0.015. Dispersive power of flint glass ω2=0.030.…

Q: The refractive index of diamond is much greater than that of ordinary glass. Is this fact of some…

A: Given:  refractive index of diamond

Q: In the image of the optical fiber that is attached below, find the minimum angle of incidence that…

A: For total internal reflection ,angle of refraction is 90° . And when light is incident from denser…

Q: plano-concave lens of refractive index 1.57

A: Power of plano concave lens = 10 D  refractive index of lens = 1.57  refractive index of water =1.33…

Q: The index of refraction for violet light in silica flint glass is 1.66 and that for red light is…

A: Given:  R.I of violet light in silica flint, nv=1.66 R.I of red light in silica flint, nR=1.62 Prism…

Q: What is the critical angle for a diamond–air interface? b) What happens to light if it strikes the…

A: The angle of incidence for which the angle of refraction is 90° or the refracted rays becomes…

Q: In the set-up under the experiment "Refraction of Light" using Prism, if you look at the two pins…

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Q: Using Snell's Law and the given data from a semicircular water tank, calculate the index of…

A: The refractive index of air is Part(a):Angle of incidence is Angle of refraction is Part(b):Angle of…

Q: What is the minimum index of refraction for a material that is going to be used to make binoculars?…

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Q: When a liquid is introduced into the air space between the lens and the plate in a Newton's-rings…

A: Newton's rings refer to the bright and dark fringes in form of circles with a common centre. When…

Q: „Table 7.3 For Refraction Angle of Angle of Index of % Diff of Refraction Refraction Index of of…

A: According to the Snell's law, the refractive index is given by  where,  i is the angle of incidence…

Q: Find the refractive index of a liquid for which the critical angle is 45°.

A: Value of critical angle, ic = 45° Refractive index, μ = ?

Q: A coin is sitting at the bottom of a glass, 26.7 cm deep below the surface of a clear but unknown…

A: real depth = 26.7 cmapparent depth = 11.3 cm

Q: A prism has an angle of 10 degrees and power 9 D. What is the refractive index of the prism and what…

A: Consider the following schematic of the problem:     Here, A and δ are the prism’s angle and the…

Q: For what angles would one expect a total internal reflection in the optical fiber shown below? nair…

A: Given, nglass=1.33nair=1 Angle θ=?

Q: When a swimming pool is empty, the distance from the bottom of the pool to the ceiling is 21.4 m.…

A: Real depth = 21.4m refractive index, n =1.88  depth of chemical, d = 6.58 m

Q: A person looking into an empty container of depth h = 16 cm can see up to a distance d = 14 cm as…

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Q: When a swimming pool is empty, the distance from the bottom of the pool to the ceiling is 24.1 m.…

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Q: A tank is filled with water to a height of 12.5 cm. The apparent depth of a needle lying at the…

A: We know the relation,       Apparent depth=Real depthμwa    9.4 cm=12.5 cmμwa         or…

Q: A person looking into an empty container of depth h = 16 cm can see up to a distance d = 14 cm as…

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Dispersion of White Light

Snell’s law is a formula that gives a relation between the angle of incidence and angle of refraction and is given as: