1.A beam of light passes through the air and enters a diamond at an angle of incidence of 40 degrees. Use Snell’s Law to find the angle of refraction of the diamond. (Index of refraction for air is 1.00 and the index of refraction of a diamond is 2.42.) If the beam of light passed through water at the same angle of incidence, would the angle of refraction from the diamond be the same and if not, by how much would it change? (Index of refraction for water is 1.33.) Show all work.
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To find the angle of refraction of the diamond, we can use Snell's Law, which states that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction is equal to the ratio of the indices of refraction:
n1 * sin(theta1) = n2 * sin(theta2),
where n1 and n2 are the indices of refraction for the two mediums, and theta1 and theta2 are the angles of incidence and refraction, respectively.
Given:
Angle of incidence (theta1) = 40 degrees
Index of refraction for air (n1) = 1.00
Index of refraction for diamond (n2) = 2.42
Using the formula, we can rearrange it to solve for theta2:
sin(theta2) = (n1 / n2) * sin(theta1)
Plugging in the values, we get:
sin(theta2) = (1.00 / 2.42) * sin(40)
Using a calculator, we find the value of sin(40) to be approximately 0.6428:
sin(theta2) = (1.00 / 2.42) * 0.6428
sin(theta2) = 0.2649
Now, to find theta2, we can take the inverse sine (sin^-1) of 0.2649:
theta2 = sin^-1(0.2649)
Using a calculator, we find theta2 to be approximately 15.13 degrees.
Therefore, the angle of refraction of the light passing through the diamond is approximately 15.13 degrees.
Now, let's consider if the beam of light passed through water at the same angle of incidence (40 degrees). We'll determine if the angle of refraction from the diamond would be the same or not.
Given:
Angle of incidence (theta1) = 40 degrees
Index of refraction for water (n2) = 1.33
Using the same formula as before, we can find the angle of refraction (theta2) for the light passing through water:
sin(theta2) = (n1 / n2) * sin(theta1)
sin(theta2) = (1.00 / 1.33) * sin(40)
sin(theta2) = 0.7519
Taking the inverse sine of 0.7519, we find that theta2 is approximately 49.23 degrees.
Therefore, if the beam of light passed through water at the same angle of incidence (40 degrees), the angle of refraction from the diamond would change to approximately 49.23 degrees.
To find the angle of refraction of the diamond using Snell's Law, we can use the formula:
n1 sin(θ1) = n2 sin(θ2)
Where:
- n1 is the index of refraction of the medium the light is coming from (in this case, air)
- θ1 is the angle of incidence
- n2 is the index of refraction of the medium the light is entering (in this case, diamond)
- θ2 is the angle of refraction (what we want to find)
Given:
n1 = 1.00 (index of refraction of air)
θ1 = 40 degrees (angle of incidence)
n2 = 2.42 (index of refraction of diamond)
Let's solve for θ2:
1.00 sin(40) = 2.42 sin(θ2)
Rearranging the equation to solve for θ2:
sin(θ2) = (1.00 sin(40)) / 2.42
θ2 = sin^(-1)((1.00 sin(40)) / 2.42)
Calculating the value of θ2:
θ2 ≈ 16.5 degrees
Now, let's find the angle of refraction in the diamond when the light passes through water at the same angle of incidence (40 degrees):
n1 = 2.42 (index of refraction of diamond)
θ1 = 40 degrees (angle of incidence)
n2 = 1.33 (index of refraction of water)
Using the same formula, let's solve for θ2:
2.42 sin(40) = 1.33 sin(θ2)
Rearranging the equation to solve for θ2:
sin(θ2) = (2.42 sin(40)) / 1.33
θ2 = sin^(-1)((2.42 sin(40)) / 1.33)
Calculating the value of θ2:
θ2 ≈ 67.4 degrees
Therefore, the angle of refraction in the diamond when the light passes through water at the same angle of incidence would be approximately 67.4 degrees. So the angle of refraction from the diamond changes by approximately 67.4 - 16.5 = 50.9 degrees.