Index of Refraction

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AP Physics 2 › Index of Refraction

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1

A beam of light travelling through air enters a transparent material at an angle of incidence at , with the refracted beam's angle being . What is the index of refraction of the material? Assume the index of refraction of air is 1.

2

The speed of light in a vacuum, , is calculated to be . The speed of light in a diamond is calculated to be . What is the refractive index of diamond?

3

The speed of light through a particular material is measured to be , calculate the index of refraction of the material.

4

An argon/krypton laser puts out green light at . It takes to travel through of honey. What is the index of refraction of the honey?

5

Suppose that a ray of light traveling through air strikes a new medium. Upon doing so, the light bends away from the normal. Which of the following could this new medium be?

6

You are passing a ray of light through clear alcohol to determine properties. You shine the light ray exactly to the surface of alcohol.

Determine the index of refraction of alcohol if the light ray bends to to the normal. Assume index of refraction of air is .

7

A beam of light travelling through air enters a medium with an index of refraction of and goes through it at an angle of . What is the angle of incidence?

Assume the index of refraction of air is 1.

8

You are passing a ray of light through clear alcohol to determine properties. You shine the light ray exactly to the surface of alcohol.

Determine the index of refraction required in the alcohol to have total internal reflection?

9

What is the speed at which light travels through the water?

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