Chapter 21 Quiz

ÎWhich of the following has nothing to do with EM waves?

‹ (a) Dental x-rays
‹ (b) Radio broadcasting
‹ (c) Strumming a guitar
‹ (d) Cooking a microwave dinner
‹ (e) Responding with your HITT transmitter

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 Chapter 21 Quiz
ÎA grain of interplanetary dust is in the Sun’s gravitational
field. Ignoring all other influences, is it possible for the
grain to move away from the Sun?
‹ (a) Yes, if the grain is sufficiently large
‹ (b) Yes, if the grain is sufficiently small
‹ (c) No, it cannot escape the Sun’s gravitational field

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 Chapter 21 Quiz
ÎWhich statement is true? The energy carried by an
electromagnetic wave in a vacuum
‹ (a) propagates at the speed of light
‹ (b) consists of only electric field contributions
‹ (c) propagates along the direction of the electric field
‹ (d) consists of E and B fields pointing in the same direction
‹ (e) none of the above

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 Chapter 22: Reflection
ÎLaw of reflection
‹ Incident ray, reflected ray, normal lie in one plane
‹ θ1′ = θ1

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Reflection Law Applies to non-Flat Surfaces

θ′
θ

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 Chapter 22: Refraction
ÎIndex of refraction n and speed of light in medium
c
v=
n
ÎLaw of refraction (Snell’s law)
‹ Incident ray, refracted ray,
normal lie in one plane
‹ n1 sin θ1 = n2 sin θ 2 n1

n2

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Refraction at Air-Water Interface
sin θ1
sin θ 2 =
1.333
θ1 θ2
θ1
n1 = 1.000 0° 0°

n2 = 1.333 15° 11.2°

θ2 30° 22.0°
45° 32.0°
60° 40.5°
75° 46.4°
90° 48.6°
n1 sin θ1 = n2 sin θ 2

Critical angle (more later)

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 Following Reflected and Refracted Rays

ÎRay 1 is the incident ray

ÎRay 2 is the reflected ray
ÎRay 3 is refracted into
the lucite
ÎRay 4 is reflected in the
lucite
ÎRay 5 is refracted as it
enters the air from the
lucite

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