Refraction of

Lights in
Lenses
Page 121-129
What is the difference between reflection and
refraction?

Reflection of Light;the act of reflecting

Refraction of Light is Bending of Light
Refraction is the bending of light when it
passes from one medium to another.

The index of refraction (n) of a medium is

defined as ratio of the speed of light (c) 3x10^8
m/s in a vacuum to the speed of light (v) in
another medium. This is given by the following
equation:
n= c
v
Index of Refraction of Transparent Media
MEDIUM INDEX OF REFRACTION
Air 1.0003
Water 1.33
Crown Glass 1.52
Pyrex Glass 1.474
Diamond 2.4
Angel of Incidence- the angle which an
incident line or ray makes with a perpendicular to
the surface at the point of incidence.

Angle of Refraction- the angle between a

refracted ray and the normal drawn at the point of
incidence to the interface at which refraction
occurs.
 Snell's Law of Refraction
This relationship between the angles of
incidence and refraction and the indices of
refraction of the two media is known as Snell's
Law. MEDIUM INDEX OF REFRACTION

Air 1.0003

Water 1.33

Crown Glass 1.52

Pyrex Glass 1.474

Diamond 2.4
Snell’s Law

Index of refraction MEDIUM INDEX OF REFRACTION

Angle of incident Air 1.0003

Water 1.33
Index of refraction Crown Glass 1.52
Refracted angle Pyrex Glass 1.474
Diamond 2.4
Sample Problem:
1.Light passes from air into crown glass at an angle of 55 ° What is the
angle of refraction?
Sample Problem:
2.If a light ray travelled from air into pyrex glass, with incident angle of
58° ,what would be the angle of refraction?
Sample Problem:
3.Light travels from diamond into fiber optic cable with an angle of
refraction of 73 °.What is the angle of incident if the refracted index of
diamond is 2.4 and the refracted index of fiber optic cable is 1.6.
Sample Problem:
4.Light is travelling at an angle of 28 degrees through air .It hits a piece
of glass an gets refracted to an angle of 18 degrees. What is index of
refraction for the glass?.
Sample Problem:
5.Light is travelling at an angle of 32 degrees through air.It hits a blocks
of ice has that has an index of refraction of 1.31.What is the angle of
refraction.
TRY THIS !Box the final answer.
1.Light passes from air into diamond at an angle of 20 ° What is the
angle of refraction?
2.Light is travelling at an angle of 32 degrees through air .It hits a block
of ice that has an index of refraction of 1.31.What is the angle of
refraction?
3.What is the speed of light in diamond ?
Sample Problem:
2.Light is travelling at an angle of 32 degrees through air .It hits a block
of ice that has an index of refraction of 1.31.What is the angle of
refraction?
Sample Problem:
3.What is the speed of light in diamond ?
What is Lens ?
Lens
- A Transparent or
transluscent optical instrument
that uses the refraction of light
inorder to form and enhance
the clarity of an image
Converging Lens- The lens in which light rays
that enter it parallel to its axis cross one another
at a single point on the opposite side with a
converging effect is called converging lens.
Diverging Lens- A lens placed in the path of a
beam of parallel rays can be called a diverging
lens when it causes the rays to diverge after
refraction. It is thinner at its center than its edges
and always produces a virtual image.