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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Snell's Law

Light in a vacuum hits the surface of an unknown material with an angle of incidence of . The angle of refraction is . What is the index of refraction of the unknown material?

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's Law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

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Example Question #12 : Snell's Law

Light in a vacuum hits the surface of an unknown material with an angle of incidence of . The angle of refraction is . What is the index of refraction of the unknown material?

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's Law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

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Use Snell's Law

Solve for :

Plug in values:

Example Question #11 : Snell's Law

Light travels from air to crown glass . If the wavelength of incident light is , determine the wavelength of refracted light.

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's Law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

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Use Snell's Law

Solve for :

Plug in values:

Example Question #11 : Snell's Law

Light travels from air to crown glass . If the angle of incidence is , determine the angle of refraction.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

Snells law for varsity fixed

Use Snell's law

Solve for :

Plug in values:

Example Question #42 : Optics

Light travels from air to crown glass . If the angle of incidence is , determine the angle of refraction.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

Snells law for varsity fixed

Use Snell's law

Solve for :

Plug in values:

Example Question #11 : Snell's Law

Light travels from air to crown glass . If the angle of incidence is , determine the angle of refraction.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

Snells law for varsity fixed

Use

Solve for :

Plug in values:

Example Question #11 : Snell's Law

Light travels from air to water . If the wavelength of incident light is , determine the wavelength of refracted light.

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

Snells law for varsity fixed

Use Snell's law:

Solve for

Plug in values:

Example Question #21 : Snell's Law

Light travels from air to water . If the wavelength of incident light is , determine the wavelength of refracted light.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

Snells law for varsity fixed

Use

Solve for

Plug in values:

Example Question #22 : Snell's Law

Light travels from air to water . If the wavelength of incident light is , determine the wavelength of refracted light.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

Snells law for varsity fixed

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Solve for

Plug in values:

Example Question #461 : Ap Physics 2

Light travels from a vacuum, , to a material with . What will be the velocity in the new medium?

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Snell's law:

Where

is the respective incident angle

is the respective velocity of the light

is the respective wavelength

is the respective index of refraction

Snells law for varsity fixed

Use Snell's law

Solve for :

The velocity of light in a vacuum:

Plug in values:

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