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Snell's law[SOLVED]
1. A ray of light travels from air(which is given to be 1.0003 I also had it be N1) into a liquid. The ray is incident upon the liquid(n2) at an angle of 30 degrees. The angle of refraction is 22 degrees.
Indices of Refraction.
Medium. . . .N
Vacuum...1.00
Air.. . . . ...1.0003
Water...1.33
Ethanol...1.36
Crown Glass.1.52
Quartz...1.54
Flint Glass---1.62
Diamond-----2.42
2. n1 X sinO1= n2 X sin02
3. n1 X sinO1= n2 X sin02 Alright so I am given the O1, O2, N1, but not N2 so I will plug in the numbers.
1.0003 X sin(30)= N2 X sin(22) Then I continue to do the math
1.0003 X -0.988031624 = N2 X -0.00885130929
-0.988328033= N2 x -0.00885130929
so N2= 111.658965
My main problem is that the math doesn't any of the mediums we are given. Did I make a mistake in my work or is the book wrong? I have gone over this many times with myself.
1. A ray of light travels from air(which is given to be 1.0003 I also had it be N1) into a liquid. The ray is incident upon the liquid(n2) at an angle of 30 degrees. The angle of refraction is 22 degrees.
Indices of Refraction.
Medium. . . .N
Vacuum...1.00
Air.. . . . ...1.0003
Water...1.33
Ethanol...1.36
Crown Glass.1.52
Quartz...1.54
Flint Glass---1.62
Diamond-----2.42
2. n1 X sinO1= n2 X sin02
3. n1 X sinO1= n2 X sin02 Alright so I am given the O1, O2, N1, but not N2 so I will plug in the numbers.
1.0003 X sin(30)= N2 X sin(22) Then I continue to do the math
1.0003 X -0.988031624 = N2 X -0.00885130929
-0.988328033= N2 x -0.00885130929
so N2= 111.658965
My main problem is that the math doesn't any of the mediums we are given. Did I make a mistake in my work or is the book wrong? I have gone over this many times with myself.
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