REFRACTION OF LIGHT

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE

At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:

A. Describe what refraction of light is;
B. Identify the relationship between refractive index and velocity
of light;
C. Calculate Index of Refraction; and
D. Cite a real life scenario where refraction of light occurs.
JUMBLE RETELT
MUBJEL LETTER
REFRACTION
NOITFERCAR
MIUMDE
MEDIUM
NORMAL
MARLON
DICNITEN
INCIDENT ARY
RAY
DETCARREF ARY
REFRACTED RAY
 GOOD
MORNING!!!
 REFRACTION

 bending of light (it also happens with sound, water and other waves) as it
passes from one transparent substance into another.
 MEDIUM NORMAL

the substance that transfers the energy, a line perpendicular (forming a 90

or light from one substance to another degree angle) to the boundary

substance or from one place to another between the two substances.

or from one surface to another.

Normal
Air Air

Water Water
 INCIDENT RAY REFRACTED RAY

A ray of light falling on the surface A ray of light traveling in another

separating two mediums is the medium, with change in direction.

incident ray.
Incident Ray Air

Air

Water

Water
Refracted Ray
 Incident Ray

Normal
Air
Angle of
Incidence

Angle of
Refraction

Water

Refracted Ray
REFRACTION 1 REFRACTION 2
 Normal
Air

Water

Air
 Incident Ray

Normal
Air
Angle of
Incidence

Angle of
Refraction

Water

Refracted Ray

Air
 Normal
Air
Incident Ray

Angle of
Incidence

Water

Angle of Air
Refraction

Refracted Ray
 POINTERS

NOTE: When a light strikes from less dense optical medium (e.g. Air)
to denser optical medium (e.g. water), the direction of refracted ray is
towards the normal line.

NOTE: When a light strikes from denser optical medium (e.g. water)
to less dense optical medium (e.g. Air), the direction of refracted ray
is away from the normal line.
 INDEX OF REFRACTION
measure of the bending of a ray of light when passing from one medium into
another. 
𝑐
𝑛=
𝑣

Where:

()
 POINTERS
𝑐
𝑛=
𝑣

• The lower the refractive index, the faster the velocity of light. 
• The higher the refractive index, the slower the velocity of light and
vice versa.
Refractive index of some transparent substances

SUBSTANCE REFRACTIVE INDEX

Air 1.00
Water 1.33
Glass 1.5
Diamond 2.4
 SAMPLE PROBLEM

1. What is the index of refraction in a medium where the

speed of light is 1.5×108 m/s?

Find: Index of Refraction

Given:
c = 3×108 m/s
v = 1.5×108 m/s
 SAMPLE PROBLEM
What is the speed of light in water whose refractive index
is 1.33?

Find: Phase velocity of light

Given:
c = 3×108 m/s
n = 1.33
 THINK TALK
Instruction: Answer the following questions. Submit it to our Google classroom.
1. How will you define refraction of light 1. What happen to the index of refraction as the

base on the image? velocity of light becomes faster? If the velocity

of light become slower?
2. Cite at least 3 real life situation where
refraction of light occurs.
3. Light travels in a transparent materials at . Find
the index of refraction of the material. (show
your solution on a piece of paper.)