Lab #5: Refraction of Light Theory: Refraction can be defined as the bending of a wave when it enters a medium which causes it to have some reduced speed. In terms of light‚ refraction occurs when the ray passes through some medium which slows its speed; such as water or glass. In this instance the ray tends to bend towards the normal of the medium. The amount of bending or refraction which occurs can be calculated using Snell’s Law (). Objective: To measure the index of refraction of Lucite
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3A Wave Motion I 1 Chapter 1 Reflection of Light Reflection of Light Practice 1.1 (p. 5) 1 C 2 C 3 Luminous objects: candle flame‚ lighted (c) lamps and the sun Non-luminous objects: books‚ blackboards and the moon (Or other reasonable answers) 4 (a) Divergent (b) Divergent (c) 5 5 Parallel Angle of incidence = 90 25 = 65 Angle between the incident ray and the (a) reflected ray = 65 + 65 = 130 6 (a) Angle of incidence = 90 30 = 60 (b) (b) (c) Angle of reflection
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Light Effects Refraction‚ reflection and dispersion are all processes which happen when a ray of light is shone at either a glass block‚ a mirror or a prism. The ray box is the light source. Mirror When the ray box is shone at a mirror the angle of incidence is always a few degrees different to the angle of reflection. For example‚ if you shine a light ray into a mirror at 60* then it will reflect out at about 57*. Glass Block If I shine a light ray into a glass block then the light would
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Std. VIII - Subject: Physics Feb Class Worksheet– Topic: Reflection of Light Name:__________________Div.____ Roll No. ____ Date: ________ Reflection of Light – The return of light into the same medium after striking a surface is called reflection. Some terms related with reflection are – 1. Incident Ray - The light ray striking a reflecting surface is called the incident ray. 2. Reflected Ray – The light ray obtained after reflection from the surface in the same medium
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Name:_______________________ Class: F.___ Class No:_____ 1. Light and sight We see an object when light from that object enters our eyes. Many rays from the object enter the eye at the same time. However‚ in diagrams‚ we only show two or some rays only. A point gives out many rays but we usually draw _two___ rays to mark out the cone of rays from the point of the object reaching the eye (Fig 1a). To indicate that the eye sees the whole object‚ two cones of rays are drawn from the two
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Below there are three objects a mirror‚ a glass block and a prism‚ it shows and tells you underneath each of the objects picture a description of what happens when light ray is shone on it. The source of light is a light bulb from a ray box. If a beam of light of one colour is shone through a prism‚ the direction of the beam is changed by the prism. This is because the two faces of the prism through which the light passes are not parallel. If white light is used the prism splits up the light into
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WORKSHEET PHYSICS SECTION A Q1. Suppose you are in a dark room. Can you see the objects in the room? Can you see the objects outside the room? Explain your answer Q2. Write the two laws of reflection. Q3. Write two differences between diffused and regular reflection. Q4. Write whether in each case diffused or regular reflection takes place. a) Wood b) Polished surface c) Mirror d) Marble surface e) Chalk powder Q5. What is the angle of reflection if the angle between
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How does a Lens Refract Light? Different Lenses refract light in different ways. First‚ we will look at a double convex lens. Several light rays will approach the convex lens in a parallel manner. After they approach the lens‚ each ray will refract towards the normal. The light is passing from an optical less dense medium (Air) into a more dense medium (such as plastic or glass) at this boundary. Since the light rays are passing the boundary from a less dense medium in which light travels fast (optically
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Fibre Optics Technology over the past century has advanced greatly. Fibre optics however is being utilized since more than a hundred years. Optical fibre is a model that has evolved greatly over time. From guided transmission lights experiments to lasers and light emitting diodes (LED)‚ and to dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM)‚ the area under which optical fibre can be used has expanded. One of the modern and commonly used applications
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Fiber Optics Assignment Many modern medical materials and equipment work on a principle which is beyond the capacity of human transducers. Comment and discuss the working principles of an endoscope‚ uteroscope or a rectoscope showing the illuminating path‚ the image path‚ transmission path and the liquid transfer or operating instrument ducts‚ showing the position of suitable valves. This will therefore explain how light travels through an optical fibre and show how such
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