REPORT LAB 8:

MEASURING REFRACTIVE INDEX OF GLASS USING MICROSCOPE

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I. Aims/Purposes
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II. Apparatus, Methods, and Procedure
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III. Equations
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IV. Experimental data
Table 1
- Accuracy of the micrometer caliper: ……………….(mm)
- Accuracy of the microscope’s rotary ruler: …………(mm)
Effective thickness d1 (mm) Real thickness d (mm)
N l0 l d1 Δd1 k m d Δd
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Avg.
V. Calculation works
Refractive index:
d
n=
d1
Uncertainties:
d=d sys +d
d 1=d 1 sys+ d 1
∆ n ∆ d ∆ d1
= +
n d d1
Result:

n=n ± ∆ n=¿............................. ..................................

VI. Answer the questions