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The document covers the concepts of refraction, including the laws of refraction, Snell's law, and the refractive index. It also discusses total internal reflection, its criteria, and practical examples. Various quick checks and experiments are included to reinforce understanding of these optical principles.

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Lesson Note 3A02 Ans

The document covers the concepts of refraction, including the laws of refraction, Snell's law, and the refractive index. It also discusses total internal reflection, its criteria, and practical examples. Various quick checks and experiments are included to reinforce understanding of these optical principles.

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►Lesson Worksheets 3A

Answers
(c)

Chapter 2
2.1 Refraction
A Bending of light
1 a: angle of incidence
b: angle of refraction
c: refracted ray

B Speed of light and refraction


(d)
1 speed
2 towards, away
3 vacuum

C Daily examples of refraction


1 smaller
 refracted
‚ virtual

Quick check 1
D The laws of refraction
(a)
Experiment
observer straight, origin, constant

1 normal

Quick check 2

40°
medium 1
medium 2
70°

(b)
By Snell’s law,

#$% &"° !"# $%°


= (= constant)
#$% !"° !"# !
Þ r = 70°

E Refractive index
1 air
3 denser, less dense

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F General form of Snell’s law H Dispersion


2 towards, away 1 spectrum
2 (b) air, different
Quick check 3 (c) different
By n1 sin q1 = n2 sin q2, 3 higher, smaller
1.42 sin q1 = 1.2 sin 65°
Þ q1 = 50.0° Quick check 6
f = 90° - 50.0° = 40.0° (a) When light rays leave the prism into the air,
they should bend away from the normal.
Quick check 4 (b) Violet light should bend more than red light
a = b (alt. Ðs) when entering and leaving the prism.
Apply n1 sin q1 = n2 sin q2.
For the 1st refraction, 2.2 Total internal reflection
n1 sin 48° = n2 sin a A Criteria for total internal reflection

!" Experiment
#$% !
Þ = ……… (1)
! ! #$% !"°  straight

For the 2nd refraction, ‚ curved

n1 sin q = n2 sin b
!" !"# ! !"# ! 1 critical angle
Þ = = ……… (2)
! ! !"# ! !"# ! 2 (a) denser, less dense

From (1) and (2), (b) larger

#$% ! !"# !
=
#$% !"° !"# ! Quick check 7

Þ q = 48° &!# & $ #


(a) C = "#$ '! $ ! = %&' '$ $ ! = 24.4°
!
% " % "#!" "
\ p and q travel in the same direction.
∵ i = 35° > C

G Speed of light and refractive index ∴ Total internal reflection occurs.

2 air (b) Since the ray travels from an optically less

3 greater dense medium to an optically denser medium,


total internal reflection never occurs.

Quick check 5 (c) By n1 sin q1 = n2 sin q2,


(a) Correct 1.5 sin C = 1.33 sin 90°
(b) Correct & #"$$ #
Þ C = %&' '# $ ! = 62.5°
(c) Not necessarily correct % #"! "

(d) Correct ∵ i = 41° < C


(e) Incorrect ∴ Total internal reflection does not occur.

(f) Correct
B Examples of total internal reflection
1  Refraction
‚ Total internal reflection

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Quick check 8

&!# & # #
Critical angle C = "#$ '! $ ! = $%& '# $ !
!
% " % #" ! "
= 45.6°
Angle of the cone = 2 ´ 45.6° = 91.2°

C Using total internal reflection


2 mirror

Quick check 9
(a)

(b)

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