Ranque, Annedrhea M.

PHYPSYLEC
BS Psychology 2A Learning Activity no. 11

1. Light is incident normally on the short face of a 30 -60 -90 (Fig. p33.50). A drop of liquid
is placed on the hypotenuse of the prism. If the index of refraction is 1.56, find the maximum
index that the liquid may have for the light to be totally reflected.

2. The critical angle for the total internal reflection at a liquid-air interface is 42.5.
(a) if a ray of light travelling in the liquid has an angle of incidence at the interface of 35.0,
what angle does the refracted ray in the air make with the normal?

(b) if a ray of light travelling in air has an angle of incidence at the interface of 35.0, what
angle does the refracted ray in liquid make with the normal?