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Refraction

12th grade (Year 13 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-PS4-1, NGSS.HS-PS4-3 · England: GCSE Physics: Waves (refraction), A level Physics: Refraction (extension)

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  1. Question 1

    A ray of light enters a material from air with an angle of incidence of 30°. The angle of refraction is 22°. What is the refractive index of the material? (n = sin i ÷ sin r; give 2 decimal places)

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  2. Question 2

    What is the critical angle for light going from glass (n = 1.5) into air, in degrees? (sin c = 1 ÷ n; give 1 decimal place)

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  3. Question 3

    Light passes from air into diamond (n = 2.42) with an angle of incidence of 60°. What is the angle of refraction, in degrees? (Give 1 decimal place.)

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  4. Question 4

    A ray of light enters a material from air with an angle of incidence of 70°. The angle of refraction is 39°. What is the refractive index of the material? (n = sin i ÷ sin r; give 2 decimal places)

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  5. Question 5

    What is the critical angle for light going from diamond (n = 2.42) into air, in degrees? (sin c = 1 ÷ n; give 1 decimal place)

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  6. Question 6

    Light passes from air into glass (n = 1.5) with an angle of incidence of 50°. What is the angle of refraction, in degrees? (Give 1 decimal place.)

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  7. Question 7

    A ray of light enters a material from air with an angle of incidence of 60°. The angle of refraction is 33°. What is the refractive index of the material? (n = sin i ÷ sin r; give 2 decimal places)

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  8. Question 8

    What is the critical angle for light going from diamond (n = 2.42) into air, in degrees? (sin c = 1 ÷ n; give 1 decimal place)

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  9. Question 9

    Light passes from air into glass (n = 1.5) with an angle of incidence of 60°. What is the angle of refraction, in degrees? (Give 1 decimal place.)

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  10. Question 10

    A ray of light enters a material from air with an angle of incidence of 60°. The angle of refraction is 35°. What is the refractive index of the material? (n = sin i ÷ sin r; give 2 decimal places)

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  11. Question 11

    What is the critical angle for light going from glass (n = 1.5) into air, in degrees? (sin c = 1 ÷ n; give 1 decimal place)

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  12. Question 12

    Light passes from air into diamond (n = 2.42) with an angle of incidence of 50°. What is the angle of refraction, in degrees? (Give 1 decimal place.)

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  13. Question 13

    A ray of light enters a material from air with an angle of incidence of 50°. The angle of refraction is 29°. What is the refractive index of the material? (n = sin i ÷ sin r; give 2 decimal places)

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  14. Question 14

    What is the critical angle for light going from an optical fibre core (n = 1.46) into air, in degrees? (sin c = 1 ÷ n; give 1 decimal place)

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  15. Question 15

    Light passes from air into glass (n = 1.5) with an angle of incidence of 50°. What is the angle of refraction, in degrees? (Give 1 decimal place.)

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  16. Question 16

    A ray of light enters a material from air with an angle of incidence of 45°. The angle of refraction is 28°. What is the refractive index of the material? (n = sin i ÷ sin r; give 2 decimal places)

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Answer key: Refraction

  1. 1. 1.33

  2. 2. 41.8 °

  3. 3. 21 °

  4. 4. 1.49

  5. 5. 24.4 °

  6. 6. 30.7 °

  7. 7. 1.59

  8. 8. 24.4 °

  9. 9. 35.3 °

  10. 10. 1.51

  11. 11. 41.8 °

  12. 12. 18.5 °

  13. 13. 1.58

  14. 14. 43.2 °

  15. 15. 30.7 °

  16. 16. 1.51