What must be the minimum value of the index of refraction of the prism shown in Fig. 19.16 a in order that light betotally reflected where indicated? Is the index of refraction of mosttypes of glass greater than this value?

Q: The index of refraction for red light in water is 1.331 and that for blue light is 1.34. If a ray of…

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Q: If the speed of light in air is 3.0 × 108 m/s. Find the speed and frequency in diamond with a…

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Q: Light of wavelength 503 nm in vacuum passes through a piece of fused quartz of index of refraction n…

A: Refractive index = c/v

Q: Red light of wavelength 650 nm strikes the side of the-prism (nred = 1.613) șhown in Fig. 19.17 at…

A: Given: The wavelength of the light: λ=650 nm The refractive index for red light: nred=1.613 The…

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Q: What should be the angle of incidence of a light ray incident through the air on the boundary…

A: Let i and r be defined as the angle of incident and refraction. Let n1 and n2 be defined as the…

Q: Consider an optic fiber that a cladding (outer layer) filled with a material that has an index of…

A: Refractive index of outer layer or cladding is Angle of incidence is Find:The refractive index of…

Q: what is the index of refraction of a material for which the speed of light within it is 2.48 x 108…

A: It is given that, c=3×108 m/sv=2.48×108 m/s

Q: Light traveling from a transparent medium to air undergoes total internal reflection at an angle of…

A: Here ic is the critical angle.

Q: When light travels from a less dense medium (i.e. air) into a more dense medium (i.e. glass) the…

A: solution  is given as

Q: (a) The refractive index of glass is 1.5. What is the speed of light in glass? Speed of light in…

A: Given, Refrective index of glass (n) = 1.5 Speed of light in vacuum(c) = 3.0*108 m/s

Q: A light ray traveling in air is incident on one face of a right-angle prism of index of refraction…

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Q: A light ray is directed at the inside of a highly pol- ished silver hemispherical bowl and is…

A: We have a highly polished silver bowl on which light is incident making an angle of 45o with the…

Q: Light is incident at an angle of 50 degrees on the surface of a diamond. The index of refraction…

A: Angle of incidence on the surface of diamond (i) = 50oRefractive index of diamond (nd) =…

Q: If the speed of light in air is 3.0 × 108 m/s. Find the speed in glass of refractive index of 1.52

A: Spees of light in any medium = speed in air/ refractive index of medium. Here, speed in air= 3×108…

Q: Light in water is incident on glass at an angle 30o with the normal. If the refractive indices of…

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Q: Sunlight is incident on a surface of glass plate at glancing angle of 40°. The reflection ray is…

A: To find-R.I. of glass (μ)=?Given-Glancing angle (rp)=400

Q: If light is incident upon a piece of quartz of refractive index 1.54 and an angle of 50°. What is…

A: Given data:  Index of refraction of quartz (n2) = 1.54 Angle of incidence (θ1 ) = 50° Required: The…

Q: If the speed of light in air is 3.0 × 108 m/s. Find the speed in glass of refractive index of 1.52

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Q: We know that the index of refraction of materials can help identify those materials. A light beam is…

A: Angle of incidence of light , i = 55.5°

Q: f angle of acceptance = 40.233 and the refractive index of core = 1.56 the refractive index of…

A: Given:-  The angle of acceptance θa= 40.233  The refractive index of core μ1= 1.56 Find:- The…

Q: In the figure, a double-glazed window consists of two identical panes of glass (ng = 1.40), each yg…

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Q: The core of an optical fibre is made of glass e index equal to 1.55 and clad has refractive index…

A: The critical angle is the smallest angle of incidence at which total internal reflection occurs.…

Q: A ray of yellow light crosses the boundary between glass and air, going from the glass into air. If…

A: solution is given by

Q: For a specific wavelength of light the index of refraction of glass is 1.71 and for water 1.33. (a)…

A: refractive index of glass =1.71  refractive index of water =1.33

Q: a)What will be size of the angle of refraction if the index of refraction becomes smaller? (b)Among…

A: The angle of refraction is defined as the angle between a refracted ray and the normal drawn at the…

Q: air 45° n = ? 45° ',

A: Given: A light ray enters the prism hypotenuse face at 0o incident angle. Find: Minimum index of…

Q: If the speed of light in air is 3.0 × 108 m/s. Find the speed and frequency in diamond with a…

A: Givenn=2.42c=3×108 m/sspeed in diamond =cn                                =3×108 m/s2.42…

Q: Is the smallest angle of incidence at which all light striking the surface is totally internally…

A: Total internal reflection : When a ray of light moves from a denser medium to a rarer medium it…

Q: Sunlight is incident on a surface of glass plate at glancing angle of 40°. The reflection ray is…

A: To find-R.I. of glass (μ)=?Given-Glancing angle (rp)=400

Q: Determine the amplitude coefficient of transmission for light moving perpendicularly from air-to-ice…

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Q: At what angle of incidence should a light beam strike a glass slab of refractive index ✓3, such that…

A: Brewster angle: It is the angle of incidence at which reflected ray and refracted ray is…

Q: A beam of light is emitted from a source that is submerged in a fluid with an index of refraction of…

A: Given refractive index of fluid = 4.27 refractive index of air =1 we have to calculate the minimum…

Q: hin glass of refractive index nG = 1.50 onto a boundary with water of refactive index nW = 1.33.…

A: We know that snell's law is given as  n1sinθ1= n2sinθ2 where n1 and n2 are the refractive indexes…

Q: y is incident on a transparent surface at an angle of 36o and the angle of refraction within the…

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