Question

A ray of light passed from air to a optically denser medium making i= 65 degree and r = 40 degree. Find the refractive index of the denser medium.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Laws of refraction;-

The incident ray,the refracted ray and the normal to the refracting surface at the point of incidence lie in the same plane.

For a given pair of media and for a given colour of light the ration between the sine of angle of incidence to the sine of refraction is a constant.This constant is known as refractive index of the second medium with respect to the first medium.

When a ray of light passes through a glass slab, ∠i,∠r and the normal all lie in the same plane.

When a ray of light passes from one medium to another, here from air to glass or glass to air, the ratio

sinr

sini

=constant.