Asked by Scibe
Light passes from medium 1 to medium 2 where n1>n2.
a)Sketch the incident reflected and refracted rays.
a)Sketch the incident reflected and refracted rays.
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Answered by
drwls
The refracted angle, A1 (measured from the surface normal) exceeds the incident angle, A2.
sinA2/sinA1= n1/n2 > 1
The reflected angle equals the angle in incidence, but is on the other side of the normal.
You draw the sketch.
sinA2/sinA1= n1/n2 > 1
The reflected angle equals the angle in incidence, but is on the other side of the normal.
You draw the sketch.
Answered by
drwls
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/images/db/ghsphysq44.gif
contains a sketch of the situation, when the incident ray encounters a medium of lower refractive index.
contains a sketch of the situation, when the incident ray encounters a medium of lower refractive index.
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