{"id":10891,"date":"2020-12-18T08:47:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T03:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/?p=10891"},"modified":"2020-12-18T15:28:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T09:58:07","slug":"measure-refractive-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/measure-refractive-index\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you Measure the Refractive Index?"},"content":{"rendered":"
It may be noted that refractive index is a characteristic of the pair of the media and also depends on the wavelength of light, but is independent of the angle of incidence.<\/li>\n
People also ask<\/strong><\/p>\n Aim:<\/strong> To find the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction. <\/p>\n Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n Discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n Conclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n How do you Measure the Refractive Index? The law of refraction states that: The incident ray, the refracted ray and the normal all lie in the same plane. The ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence, i to the sine of the angle of refraction, r is a constant, Refractive Index Formula: The … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[404],"tags":[3954,3951,582,3949,3950,3953,3952,3945,3948,3947,3955],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Relation between Refractive Index and Speed of Light<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/li>\nRefractive Index Example Problems with Solutions<\/h2>\n
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\nCalculate the angle of refraction, r if the refractive index of water is 1.33.
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\nUsing the angles shown in the figure, determine the refractive index of the glass.
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\nBy using the principle of reversibility of light, the angle of incidence, i in air and the angle of refraction, r in glass can be found.
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\n(b) What is the speed of light in a medium with a refractive index of 2.4?
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\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nRelation between Angle of Incidence and Angle of Refraction Experiment<\/h2>\n
\nProblem:<\/strong> What is the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction?
\nHypothesis:<\/strong> When the angle of incidence, i increases, the angle of refraction, r also increases.
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\n(a) Manipulated variable: Angle of incidence, i
\n(b) Responding variable: Angle of refraction, r
\n(c) Fixed variable: Type of glass block
\nMaterials:<\/strong> White paper
\nApparatus:<\/strong> Protractor, a pair of compasses, low voltage power supply, ray box with single slit, semicircular glass block, pencil, ruler
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\nangle of incidence, i = 150<\/sup>.<\/li>\n\n
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