Snell's Law

Light travels from air (n = 1.000) into an optical fiber. If the angles of incidence and refraction are 22^oand 15º respectively. what is the index of refraction inside the fiber? Round off your values to 3 sig. figs.

• 1.45

• 1.44

• 0.69

• 0.70

A ray of light traveling from air into crown glass strikes the surface at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the angle of refraction? (air n=1, crown glass n=1.532)

• 39.7 degrees
• 19.2 degrees
• 59.1 degrees
• 12.3 degrees

What is the index of refraction of a refractive medium if the angle of incidence in the air is 40 degrees and the angle of refraction is 29 degrees?

• 1.32
• 2.06
• 1.523
• 1.586

What is the index of refraction of a refractive liquid if the angle of incidence in the air is 35 degrees and the angle of refraction is 14 degrees?

• 1.33
• 2.21
• 2.37
• 1.72

If the angle of incidence of light traveling through air, and then striking water is 30 degrees what is the angle of refraction? (n=1 air, n=1.33 water)

• 15 degrees
• 22 degrees
• 43 degrees
• 17 degrees

Light travels at 1.76 EE 8 m/s through an optical medium.  What is the medium?
diamond n=2.45
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523

• Crown Glass
• Barium Glass
• Flint Glass
• Diamond

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