{"id":10865,"date":"2020-12-18T12:02:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T06:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/?p=10865"},"modified":"2020-12-18T15:24:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T09:54:15","slug":"apparent-depth-real-depth-related-refractive-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/apparent-depth-real-depth-related-refractive-index\/","title":{"rendered":"How is apparent depth and real depth related to refractive index?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How is apparent depth and real depth related to refractive index?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Figure shows two opaque cups, A and B. Cup A is partially filled with water and cup B is totally filled with water. A similar coin is placed at the bottom of each cup.
    \n\"apparent<\/li>\n
  2. When observing from the same position, the coin in cup A cannot be seen, but the coin in cup B can be seen.<\/li>\n
  3. With more water in the cup, the image of the coin in cup B is actually at a higher position than that in cup A. This made the coin, which cannot be seen in cup A, visible in cup B without adjusting the position of the eye.<\/li>\n
  4. This shows that the position of an image depends on the depth of the water.<\/li>\n
  5. Figure shows how a coin in the water is seen by an observer. This effect is caused by the refraction at the surface of the water.
    \n\"apparent<\/li>\n
  6. Rays of light coming from the coin are bent away from the normal as they leave the water.<\/li>\n
  7. When they reach the eye, they appear to come from a virtual coin, which is above the real coin.<\/li>\n
  8. The apparent depth<\/strong> is the distance of the virtual image, I from the surface of the water<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  9. The real depth<\/strong> is the distance of the real object, O from the surface of the water<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  10. The relation of refractive index, n to real depth and apparent depth is given by:
    \n\"apparent<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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