2. OBJECTIVE
Define refraction
Definition of refractive Index
Defining Snells Law
Understand refractive index
Recognizing situations where
refraction will occur.
Identify which direction light
will bent when it passes from
one medium to another.
Calculating refracted ray,
incident ray, angle of incident
or angle of refraction
4. INTRODUCTION
Everyday life situation that involve
refraction of light.
What happens when light passes from one
medium to another.
How the direction of light as it passes from
one medium to another is associated with
a change in velocity and wavelength and
frequency.
5. REFRACTION
Refraction occurs at the boundary of two
media when light travels from one
medium into the other and its speed
changes, but its frequency remains the
same. If the light ray hits the boundary at
an angle which is not perpendicular to or
parallel to the surface, then it will
change direction and appear to bend.
6. DEMONSTATION OF REFRACTION
The picture shows two mediums
which is water and air.
When the person looks in the
water, she see the image of chest
not the actual chest.
It appears to bend due to
refraction.
7. REFRACTIVE INDEX
The refractive index (symbol n) of a material is the ratio of the speed of light in a
vacuum to its speed in the material and gives an indication of how difficult it is for
light to get through the material.
where n = c/v
n = refractive index (no unit)
c = speed of light in a vacuum (3,00 108 m揃s1)
v = speed of light in a given medium (m揃s1)
8. TABLE OF REFRACTIVE INDEX
1. Each medium has its own
Constant refractive index as shown in
the picture.
2. Each refractive index is used to
calculate the speed of light in that
given medium.
9. REPRESENTING
REFRACTION WITH
RAY DIAGRAMS
Normal
The normal to a surface is the line which is
perpendicular to the plane of the surface.
Angle of incidence
The angle of incidence is the angle defined
between the normal to a surface and the
incoming (incident) light ray.
Angle of refraction
The angle of refraction is the angle defined
between the normal to a surface and the
refracted light ray.
10. SNELLS LAW
There is a relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction of the
indexes of refraction of 2 medium (n).
Snells law applies to refraction of light in any situation regardless of the
media.
n1= refractive index of medium 1
n2= refractive index of medium 2
11. Ray reflecting between two
medium
1. A ray entering a material of larger index bends towards the normal.
2. A ray entering a material of smaller index bends away from the normal.
3. A ray oriented perpendicular to a surface does not bends, regardless of the
materials.
13. Summery of refraction
Video summery of refraction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zarxpu43-ls
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