Data & Analysis
Procedure A
Incident Angle 1 | Refracted Angle 1 | Incident Angle 2 | Refracted Angle 2 | Incident Angle 3 | Refracted Angle 3 |
90-68 = 22 degrees | 90-74 = 16 degrees | 90-55 = 35 degrees | 90-60 = 30 degrees | 90-44 = 46 degrees | 90-50 = 40 degrees |
Procedure B – concave
Incident Angle 1 | Refracted Angle 1 | Incident Angle 2 | Refracted Angle 2 | Incident Angle 3 | Refracted Angle 3 |
99-90 = 9 degrees | 101-90 = 11 degrees | 90-90 = 0 degrees | 90-90 = 0 degrees | 90-80 = 10 degrees | 98-90 = 8 degrees |
Procedure B – convex
Incident Angle 1 | Refracted Angle 1 | Incident Angle 2 | Refracted Angle 2 | Incident Angle 3 | Refracted Angle 3 |
96-90 = 6 degrees | 102-90 = 12 degrees | 90-90 = 0 degrees | 90-90 = 0 degrees | 96-90 = 6 degrees | 100-90 = 10 degrees |
Procedure C
Incident Angle 1 | Refracted Angle 1 | Incident Angle 2 | Refracted Angle 2 |
90-60 = 30 degrees | 90-75 = 15 degrees | 90-75 = 15 degrees | 115-90 = 25 degrees |
Procedure D
Focal Point 1 (converging) | Focal Point 2 (diverging) |
5 cm | -4.7cm |
Procedure E
The angle of Red is smaller than the angle of Blue.
Procedure F – critical angle
Incident Angle 1 |
90-51 = 39 degrees |
Questions/Applications
- In procedure A & B, compare the incidentand reflected angles. Find a % error.
- For the procedure, C find the average index ofrefraction for the plastic block. (“Average” because you havetwo sets of the incident and refracted angles that you can applySnell’s law too.)
- For procedure D which lens produced a realimage and which produced a virtual image and why?
- For procedure E what color of the light wasdispersed the most (dispersed meaning the color-dependent angle ofrefraction). Is your result consistent with equation (n = speed oflight/frequency of light x wavelength? Explain your answer.
- Use the critical angle in procedure F to findthe index of refraction of the plastic half-circle. Compare this tothe index of refraction found in question 2. Find a %difference.
HERE IS THE DATA FOR THE QUESTIONS. PLEASE ANSWER THEMFOR ME! THANKS!