Lab 11 Prediction: For part 1 of the lab we predict that our results of the refraction rays will be related

to the incident rays according to Snell's law. This law will enable us to find the refraction index of the cylindrical lens. For part 2 of the lab we expect to find a spectrum of colors at a certain angle of incidence. Data: Recorded Data
Angle of Incidence 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Angle of Refraction1 Angle of Refraction2 0 0 7 7 14 13 20 20 26 26 32 31 36 36 39 38 42 42 44 44

Angle of Refraction1
100 80 Angle of Incidence 60 40 20 0 0 -20 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Angle of Refraction y = 1.9505x - 5.7136 R = 0.9694

Angle of Refraction2
100 80 Angle of Incidence 60 40 20 0 0 -20 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Angle of Refraction y = 1.9592x - 5.3524 R = 0.9725

Question 1: Is the ray bent when it passes into the lens perpendicular to the flat surface of the lens? The ray is not bent because it is hitting the flat surface at a perpendicular angle. This means the light being reflected is directed 0 degrees away from the normal. Thus, the ray is not bent. Question 2: Is the ray bent when it passes out of the lens perpendicular to the curved surface of the lens? Yes, it is bent in this case because the curved surface creates an angle of reflection that is not parallel to the incident ray. This is expected when looking at Snell's law for refraction because the incident ray is at an angle. Question 3: Are your results for the two sets of measurements the same? If not, to what do you attribute the differences? The results for refraction1 and refraction2 are not the same. I think this is because the refracted light was wide enough that it would touch two degrees next to each other. So human error is most likely the cause for the small discrepancies. Also, the lens may not have been properly placed so that the flat surface does not form a perpendicular angle to the incident ray when hitting the normal of the surface. Question 4: Is your graph consistent with the Law of Refraction? Explain. Yes the graph corresponds to the law of refraction. You would expect a linear relationship regarding the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction as Snell's law demonstrates. This relationship is directly proportional

Question 5: Part 1: measure the slope and give the value. Slope for graph 1 is 1.95 and for graph 2 is 1.96. nacrylic sinacrylic = nair sinair nacrylic sin14acrylic = 1air sin20air , nacrylic=1.41 nacrylic sin26acrylic = 1air sin40air , nacrylic=1.47 nacrylic sin36acrylic = 1air sin60air , nacrylic=1.47 nacrylic sin44acrylic = 1air sin90air , nacrylic=1.44 The average n is 1.45.

Question 2: Was all the light refracted? Was some reflected? How might you have used the Law of Reflection to test the alignment of the Cylindrical Lens? Not all the light was refracted, it became harder to tell where the angle of refraction was as the angles of incidence became larger. At 90 degrees we barely see anything. There was also light that was reflected and you can test the alignment of the cylindrical lens by making sure the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence as dictated by the law of reflection when comparing their angles with the normal of the surface.

Procedure 2

Question 1: At what angle of refraction do you begin to notice color separation in the refracted ray? We started to notice a color separation at 46 Question 2: At what angle of refraction is the color separation a maximum? The color separation comes to a maximum at 68. Question 3: What colors are present in the refraction ray? From minimum to maximum angle of refraction, the colors seen are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Question 4: Measure the index of refraction of acrylic for red and blue light. The angle of refraction for red is 67 and 70 for blue. Red- nacrylic sin67acrylic = 1air sin39air = 1.47

Blue- nacrylic sin70acrylic = 1air sin39air = 1.50

Question 1: From which surface of the lens does reflection primarily occur? Reflection on the flat surface is easily visible. Question 2: Is there a reflected surface for all angles of incidence? You can see a reflected ray for all of the angles of incidences. Question 3: Are the angles for the reflected ray consistent with the law of reflection? Yes the reflected ray is consistent with the law of reflection because we would expect it to be equal to the angle of incidence. Question 4: Is there a refracted ray for all angles of incidence? In our case we did not see refracted rays for angles of incidence after 44. Question 5: How does the intensity of the reflected and refracted rays vary with the angle of incidence? The refracted rays decrease when the angle of incidence increases but the intensity of reflected rays increase. Question 6: At what angle of reflection is all the light reflected? The angle of reflection is 44 and the angle of incidence is 44.