Light Reflection and Refraction Pre-Lab using PhET I) Introduction: When a light ray strikes a smooth interface separating two transparent materials (like air‚ glass‚ or water)‚ the wave is partly reflected and partly refracted (or transmitted) into the second material. For an example of this‚ imagine you are outside looking at a restaurant window. You can probably see both the inside of the restaurant (from the refracted light) and some of the street behind you (from the reflected light). Similarly
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Reflection (physics) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The reflection of Mount Hood in Mirror Lake. Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light‚ sound and water waves. The law of reflection says that for specular reflection the angle at which the wave is incident on the surface equals the angle at which it is reflected
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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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Optics Lab: Mirrors and Lenses Theodore Gotis Oakton Community College (revised 7/21/11 J) I. Introduction and Objectives II. Equipment Needed Ray Box Concave Lens Compass Plane Mirror Convex Lens Protractor Concave Mirror Prism Ruler Convex Mirror Water Tray III. Theory Ray diagrams Focal length Radius of curvature Law of reflection Snell’s Law (Refraction) Total Internal Reflection
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Experiment 9: THE TANGENT GALVANOMETER; PURPOSE: In this experiment we will measure the magnitude of the horizontal component of the Earth’s Magnetic field by the use of an instrument called a tangent galvanometer. INTRODUCTION: A tangent galvanometer consists of a number of turns of copper wire wound on a hoop. At the center of the hoop a compass is mounted. When a direct current flows through the wires‚ a magnetic field is induced in the space surrounding the loops of
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Geometrical Optics: Snell’s Law PHY101 Lab 12 Date: July 23rd‚ 2012 Objective: The purpose of this laboratory activity is to develop a set of experimental procedures that answer questions regarding Snell’s Law and the index of refraction. Ultimately‚ the experimental procedures you develop will allow the index of refraction to be found for water and cooking oil. 1. Explain how to experimentally determine the index of refraction of two substances. 2. Develop a set of experimental
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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 in which incident
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Mary Fenning Lab 12 Reflection‚ Refraction‚ & Lenses Introduction The purpose of is lab is to observe ray models of light and how light refracts and reflects through a straight line and Snell’s Law. Procedures Setup and materials: Part IV: Procedure: Using the slit plate observe the rays on the viewing screen set Rotate the slit plate until the slits are horizontal. Record what image looks like at the different angles Trace the rays onto a white piece of paper and extend the lines
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Thin Lenses Group members: Trevor Kitts Ryan Mutsch Author: Trevor Kitts 1402L September 10‚ 2012 Introduction In this week’s lab we looked at the movement of light between multiple lenses and their focal points. Procedure List of materials: Optics Bench‚ equipped with laser and triangular like prism. First‚ we aligned the laser with the 0⁰ mark and the center of the prism so that the light hit the bottom of the prism in a perpendicular form. Second‚ we observed that the light
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INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this experiment was to test the validity of the Law of Reflection and Snell’s Law (Also known as the Law of Refraction). Reflection is defined as the reversal in direction of a particle stream or wave upon encountering a boundary. The law of reflection states that the angle of reflection and angle of incidence are equal‚ with each angle being measured from the normal to the boundary: Refraction is defined as the bending of light that takes place at a boundary between
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