Questions: Submit your data tables with your answers to the questions below:
Use the following formulas to help you.
The equation now becomes:.
n1sinθ1 = n2sinθ2
n1 = 1.00
Therefore, you may use
n2 = sinθ1/sinθ2
In this equation, the following variables are used:
n2 = the index of refraction for the medium that contains the angle of refraction
sinθ1 = the sine of the angle of incidence
sinθ2 = the sine of the angle of refraction
Use Snell’s Law to verify that the angles of refractions that you recorded in Table 1 are indeed correct. Show your work.
Use Snell’s Law to determine the indices of refraction for Mystery A and Mystery B. There should be four calculations. Find the average of the two trials for each material.
Mystery A =
Mystery B =
As the index of refraction for the second medium is increased, what effect does this have on the angle of refraction?