NOTES ARE POSTED 4. If light has a speed of 112,000mps in a transparent material, what is the index of refraction of that material? 5. Based on No. 4, what transparent material is it?
NOTES ARE POSTED 4. If light has a speed of 112,000mps in a transparent material, what is the index of refraction of that material? 5. Based on No. 4, what transparent material is it?
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4. If light has a speed of 112,000mps in a transparent material, what is the index of refraction of that material?
5. Based on No. 4, what transparent material is it?
Transcribed Image Text:INDEX OF REFRACTION
INDEX OF REFRACTION
Medium
Index of Refraction
Medium
Index of Refraction
Air
1.0
Polycarbonate
1.586
Water
1.33
Dense Flint Glass
1.616
Boro Silicate Crown Glass
1.509
Dense Flint Crown Glass
1.62
Cedar Wood Oil
1.51
Light Flint Glass
1.676
Hard Crown Glass
1.5175
Extra Dense Flint
1.690
Spectacle Crown Glass
1.52
Barium Crown
1.701
Canada Balsam
1.526
Double Extra Dense Flint Glass
1.7129
Quartz
1.55
Diamond
2.4173
Transcribed Image Text:Example cases:
Calculate the Speed of Light in Water.
Given: N of air= 1.00, Speed is 186,000 mi/sec
N of water= 1.33
speed of light in air
speed of light in water
What is the speed of light in a diamond, if the
speed of light in water is 139, 849.62 mps?
Given: N of water= 1.33, Speed is 186,000 mi/sec
N of diamond= 2.4173
speed of light in water
speed of light in diamond
Nwat
Ndiamond
186,000 mi/sec.
1.33=
2.4173=139,849.62 mi/sec.
1.33х 186,000 mps.
1.33
x=139,849.62 mps
%3D
139,849.62 mps
2.4173
1.33
186,000 mps
1.33
x= 57,853.65 mps
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