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Index of Refraction Worksheet

This document contains an index of refraction worksheet with multiple parts and questions. Part I contains 13 questions calculating speeds of light, refractive indices, angles of incidence and refraction for various materials like water, diamond, and plexiglas. Part II defines the relationships between index of refraction, speed of light in a medium, and Snell's law. It then contains 2 additional questions, one calculating an unknown refractive index using Snell's law, and another determining relative refractive indices based on angles of incidence and refraction.

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Index of Refraction Worksheet

This document contains an index of refraction worksheet with multiple parts and questions. Part I contains 13 questions calculating speeds of light, refractive indices, angles of incidence and refraction for various materials like water, diamond, and plexiglas. Part II defines the relationships between index of refraction, speed of light in a medium, and Snell's law. It then contains 2 additional questions, one calculating an unknown refractive index using Snell's law, and another determining relative refractive indices based on angles of incidence and refraction.

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Index of Refraction Worksheet – Part I Name: __________________________________

Date: ___________________________________

1. Calculate the speed of light for the following mediums:


a. Water (n=1.33);
b. Diamond (n=2.42)
c. Plexiglas (n=1.51)

2. Calculate the refractive index for a substance if the speed of light in that medium is
a. 2.1 x 108 m/s
b. 1.5 x 108 m/s

3. Calculate the speed of light in a hypothetical material you have discovered and named in honor of yourself. Its
refractive index is 0.90.

4. Calculate the angle of refraction for light as it passes from air to each of the mediums; At an incidence angle of 25°.
a. Water (n=1.33);
b. Diamond (n=2.42)
c. Plexiglas (n=1.51)

5. An angle of incidence of 20° in water results in an angle of refraction of 15°.


a. Is the second medium more of less optically dense than the first medium?
b. Find the n of the second medium
c. Find the speed of light in each medium
d. Repeat this question for an angle of refraction of 25°

6. When light passes from air into water at an angle of 60° from the normal, what is the angle of refraction?

7. When light passes from air into water at an angle of 30° from the normal, what is the angle of refraction?

8. When light passes from water into diamond at an angle of 45° from the normal, what is the angle of refraction?

9. The refractive index of the lens of the human eye is 1.41. If a ray of light goes from the air into the lens at an angle of
55°, what is the angle of refraction?

10. In an experiment, a block of cubic zirconia (n=2.16) is placed in water. A laser beam is passed from the water through
the cubic zirconia. The angle of incidence is 50°, and the angle of refraction is 27°. What is the index of refraction of
this cubic zirconia?

11. A ray of light approaches a jar of honey at an angle of 30°. If the angle of refraction is 19.5°, what is the refractive
index of honey?

12. A block of amber is placed in water and a laser beam travels from the water through the amber. The angle of
incidence is 35° while the angle of refraction is 24°. What is the index of refraction of amber?

13. A red laser beam travels from flint glass into lemon oil. The angle of incidence is 40° and the angle of reflection is 44°.
What is the refractive index of lemon oil?
Index of Refraction Worksheet – Part II

n = index of refraction of a material


c
c = speed of light in vacuum = 3.00 x 108 m/s n
v = speed of light in the material v

Snell’s Law n1 sin 1  n2 sin  2

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1) For the drawing to the right, find n2.

45°
n1 = 1.5

n2 = ?
65°

2) For the drawings below, state whether n1 is bigger than n2, n2 is bigger than n1, or n1 is equal to n2.

a) b) c)

θ1 θ1 θ1
n1 n1 n1

n2 n2 n2
θ2
θ2 θ2

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