IPEKA INTEGRATED CHRISTIAN SCHOOL MERUYA

Physics Refraction and Total internal reflection Part 3 Marks 15

1. After doing the experiment on refraction of light through the glass slab, what relationship
did you notice between the angle of incidence and the angle of emergence?
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2. A light ray strikes the boundary between two transparent media. What is the angle of
incidence for which the light enters the other medium without refraction?

1M

3. Explain how did you make your experiment on refraction of light reliable?
2M

4. State two precautions you have taken during the experiment to minimise errors
2M

5. Find an expression for the critical angle in terms of n1 and n2.

2M

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 (Hint: use Snell’s law)

6. The following table gives you the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction
recorded during an experiment on refraction of light through a glass slab.

Angle i Angle r Sin i Sin r Sini/Sinr

150 120
250 200
350 270
450 340
550 410
650 460
750 510
850 530

a. Complete the table of results.

2M

b. Plot sin i (Yaxis) against Sin r

1M

c. Suggest the value of r when i=600.

1M

d. What does this graph tell us?

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e. Use the graph to determine the refractive index of the boundary.

1M

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f. How would this graph change if the data were collected for Perspex, given the
refractive index of Perspex is 1.4?
1M