A Level Physics 2011-2012 Worksheet 3

Refraction
Use the following table to answer the questions 1-5.
1.What is the wavelength in fused quartz of light with a
wavelength 525.68 nm in a vacuum
2. !ight having a wavelength of 68".#6 nm in heav$
flint glass has a wavelength of 8%%."6 nm in a new
material. What is the new material
#. & ra$ of light travels from air to fused quartz. 'f the ra$ of light in fused quartz ma(es an angle of 15
degrees to the normal) what is the angle of incidence in air
%. !ight traveling from air to eth$l alcohol stri(es the interface at a *# degree angle to the +U,-&./. What
is the angle of refraction in eth$l alcohol
5. What is the critical angle for light traveling from as0halt to whale oil
6. & ra$ of light travels through air 1n 2 13 and a00roaching the boundar$ with water 1n 2 1.##3. 4he angle of
incidence is %5."5. 6etermine the angle of refraction.
*. & light ra$ is 0assing through water 1n21.##3 towards the boundar$ with a trans0arent solid at an angle of
56.%5. 4he light refracts into the solid at an angle of refraction of %2.15. 6etermine the inde7 of refraction of
the un(nown solid.
8. 6uring a 0h$sics lab) ,a$ observes a laser line 0assing through an un(nown material towards a boundar$
with air with an angle of incidence of 2%.55. 4he light ra$ emerges into the air with an angle of refraction of
##.85. 6etermine the inde7 of refraction of the un(nown material.
8. !ight in air a00roaches the boundar$ of oil at an angle of #6.1 degrees with res0ect to the normal. 4he
light travels at a s0eed of 2.2* 7 1"
8
m9s through the oil. 6etermine the angle of refraction.
material n material n
:acuum 1 .rown ;lass 1.52
&ir 1."""# +alt 1.5%
Water 1.## &s0halt 1.6#5
/th$l &lcohol 1.#6 <eav$ -lint ;lass 1.65
-used =uartz 1.%585 6iamond 2.%2
Whale >il 1.%6" !ead 2.6
1". 4he diagram at the right shows a ra$ of light traveling through air towards a thin la$er of linseed oil
1n 2 1.5"3 resting on to0 of water 1n21.##3.
4he light ra$ a00roaches the linseed oil at an angle of incidence of %8.25.
a. 6etermine the angle of refraction at the air-linseed oil boundar$.
b. 6etermine the angle of refraction at the linseed oil-water boundar$.
11. & glass cube is held in contact with a liquid and a light ra$ is directed at a vertical face
of the cube. 4he angle of incidence at the vertical face is then decreased to %2? as
shown in -igure.
&t this 0oint the angle of refraction is 2*? and the ra$ is totall$ internall$ reflected at @ for the first time.
1a3 .om0lete -igure 8 to show the 0ath of the ra$ be$ond @ until it returns to air.
1b3 +how that the refractive inde7 of the glass is about 1. 5.
1c3 .alculate the critical angle for the glass-liquid boundar$.
1d3 .alculate the refractive inde7 of the liquid.