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CHAPTER 15: REFLECTION AND REFRACTION
WORKSHEET SOLUTIONS
1. Light in air enters a diamond (n !."!# at an ang$e o% in&iden&e o% '(.(
o
. )hat is the ang$e o%
re%ra&tion inside the diamond*
1A.
(+# n = sin
1
/ sin
2
(!# sin
!
sin
+
, n
('# sin
!
sin '(
o
, !."!
("# sin
!
(.!(--
(.#
2
ar&sin
!
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2. An /nder0ater s&/1a di2er sees the s/n at an a33arent ang$e o% '..(
o
%rom the 2erti&a$. Ho0 %ar is
the s/n a1o2e the hori4on* (n
0ater
+.''#
2A.
(+# n = sin
2
/ sin
1
(!# (n#(sin
+
# sin
!
('# (+.''#(sin '.
o
# sin
!
("# sin
!
(.5-'
(.#
2
ar&sin
!
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o
!. 6is3ersion o&&/rs 0hen7
"A# some materia$s 1end $ight more than other materia$s
"$# % &%'()i%* s*o+s ,o+n so&( +%-(*(n.'/s &o)( '/%n o'/()s
"C# a materia$ &hanges some %re8/en&ies more than others
"D# $ight has di%%erent s3eeds in di%%erent materia$s
"E# a materia$ &hanges the &o$or o% in&oming $ight
4. I% the 2e$o&it9 o% $ight thro/gh an /n:no0n $i8/id is meas/red at +.;. < +(
;
m,s= 0hat is the inde< o%
re%ra&tion o% this $i8/id*
4A.
(+# n = 0 / -
(!# n '.(( < +(
;
m,s , +.;. < +(
;
m,s
('# n = 1.12
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5. i% the &riti&a$ ang$e %or interna$ re%$e&tion inside a &ertain trans3arent materia$ is %o/nd to 1e .-.(
o
=
0hat is the inde< o% re%ra&tion o% the materia$* (Air is o/tside the materia$#.
5A.
(+# sin
0
= n
2
/ n
1
(!# n
+
n
!
, sin
&
('# n
+
+.(( , sin .-
o
("# n
1
= 1.21
1. )hi&h o% the %o$$o0ing des&ri1es 0hat 0i$$ ha33en to a $ight ra9 in&ident on an air?to?g$ass 1o/ndar9
at $ess than the &riti&a$ ang$e*
"A# tota$ re%$e&tion
"$# tota$ transmission
"C# tota$ dis3ersion
"D# 3artia$ re%$e&tion= tota$ transmission
"E# 2%)'i%* )(3*(0'ion4 2%)'i%* ')%ns&ission
1A.
. A 1eam o% $ight in air is in&ident at an ang$e o% '..(
o
to the s/r%a&e o% a re&tang/$ar 1$o&: o% &$ear
3$asti& (n +."@#. The $ight 1eam %irst 3asses thro/gh the 1$o&: and re?emerges %rom the o33osite side
into air at 0hat ang$e to the s/r%a&e*
E5%&2*( . Di%.)%&
A. !5
o
6. A 1eam o% $ight in air is in&ident on the s/r%a&e o% a re&tang/$ar 1$o&: o% &$ear 3$asti&
(n +."@#. I% the 2e$o&it9 o% the 1eam 1e%ore it enters the 3$asti& is '.(( < +(
;
m,s= 0hat is its 2e$o&it9
a%ter emerging %rom the 1$o&:*
6A. !.77 5 17
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9. A ra9 o% $ight in air is in&ident on an air?to?g$ass 1o/ndar9 at an ang$e o% "+..
o
0ith the norma$. I%
the inde< o% re%ra&tion o% the g$ass is +."5= 0hat is the ang$e o% the re%ra&ted ra9 0ithin the g$ass 0ith
res3e&t to the norma$*
9A.
(+# n = sin
1
/ sin
2
(!# sin
!
sin
+
, n
('# sin
!
sin "+..
o
, +."5
("# sin
!
(.".+
(.#
2
ar&sin
!
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17. A $ight in air is in&ident on an air?to?g$ass 1o/ndar9 at an ang$e o% "..(
o
and is re%ra&ted in the g$ass
at an ang$e o% '(.(
o
0ith the norma$. )hat is the inde< o% re%ra&tion o% the g$ass*
17A.
(+# n = sin
1
/ sin
2
(!# n sin ".
o
, sin '(
o
('# n (.5(5 , (..
("# n = 1.41
11. A $aser 1eam= in&ident at '( degrees onto the s/r%a&e o% a 1$o&: o% g$ass= is 3artia$$9 re%$e&ted and
3artia$$9 transmitted (0ith re%ra&tion# at the 1$o&:As /33er s/r%a&e. The inde< o% re%ra&tion o% the g$ass
is +...
E5%&2*( 11. Di%.)%&
11%. )hat is the s3eed o% $ight in the g$ass e<3ressed as a %ra&tion o% &*
A.
(+# n & , 2
(!# 2 & , n
('# 2 (+ &# , (+..#
("# - = 7.1 0
118. Is the ang$e o% re%ra&tion greater than= $ess than= or e8/a$ to '( degrees*
A. *(ss '/%n
110. Ca$&/$ate the ang$e o% re%ra&tion in degrees.
A.
(+# n
1
sin
1
= n
2
sin
2
(!# sin
!
(n
+
#(sin
+
# , (n
!
#
('# sin
!
(+.(#(sin'(
o
# , (+..#
("# sin
!
(.'''
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(.#
2
ar&sin
!
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11,. )hat is the ang$e the re%$e&ted 1eam ma:es 0ith the norma$*
A. !7 ,(.)((s. The ang$e o% re%$e&tion the ang$e o% in&iden&e.
12. A 1eam o% $ight in 0ater stri:es a 1o/ndar9 0ith air. The inde< o% re%ra&tion o% 0ater is +.''.
12%. I% the ang$e o% in&iden&e is "+ degrees 0hat is the ang$e o% re%ra&tion*
A.
(+# n
+
sin
+
n
!
sin
!
(!# sin
!
(n
+
#(sin
+
# , (n
!
#
('# sin
!
(+.''#(sin "+
o
# , (+.((#
("# sin
!
(.;5'
(.#
2
ar&sin
!
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128. Ca$&/$ate the &riti&a$ ang$e %or these ra9s.
A.
(+# n
+
sin
+
n
!
sin
!
(!# sin
+
(n
!
#(sin
!
# , (n
+
#
('# sin
+
(+.((#(sin 97
o
# , (+.''#
("# sin
+
(.5.!
(.#
1
ar&sin
+
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120. I% the ang$e o% in&iden&e is -+ degrees 0hat ha33ens to the $ight at the 1o/ndar9*
A. It is 'o'%**9 )(3*(0'(,.

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