Worksheet – Refractive Index

1.

Air
490

Glass
300

Find the refractive index of glass. (Answer = 1.51)

Air
2. i

Water
0
31

The refractive index of water is 1.33. Find the angle of incidence. (Answer = 430)

3.

380 Water

550 Air

Find the refractive index of water. (Answer = 1.33)

4.
Air
0
31

Perspex

The refractive index of Perspex is 1.49. Find the angle of incidence i. (Answer = 210)

5. A light ray travels from a diamond to air.

The diamond has a refractive index of 450
2.42. Find the angle X.

(Answer = 280)
X

6. A light ray enters a glass block from air with an angle of incidence of 520. The angle of
refraction is 310. Find the refractive index of glass.
(Answer = 1.53)

7. A man is looking at a coin inside a water beaker. The refracted ray enters the man’s eye at an
angle of 580 with the surface of water. The refractive index of water is 1.3. What is the angle
of incidence of the light ray in water?
(Answer = 240)

8. A light ray travels to a block of Perspex with an angle of incidence of 420 and the angle of
refraction is 270. Calculate the speed of light in Perspex. (Answer = 2.04 x 108 m/s)

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