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Physics Chp 15. What happens when “light” hits a transparent material?. Some of it reflects and/or refracts Refraction is the bending of light due to a change in it’s speed in the new material. Index of refraction n = c/v 1 or greater.
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Some of it reflects and/or refracts • Refraction is the bending of light due to a change in it’s speed in the new material
Index of refraction • n = c/v 1 or greater
While θi=θr for reflection it isn’t always true for refraction, it depends in n • Snell’s Law • n1sinθ1 = n2sinθ2
So why do objects under the water look closer to the surface and farther away from us than they really are?
Lenses use refraction to redirect light • Converging – brings the light towards the axis • Diverging – directs the light away from the axis
Ray Diagrams • Converging • 1 – from tip parallel then towards f • 2 – from tip thru f then parallel • 3 – from tip thru center
Ray Diagram • Diverging • 1- parallel then away from f • 2- towards far f then parallel • 3 – thru center
Thin lens equation • Magnification equation
Signs • f + converging • do + on the left of lens • di + on the right of lens • m + for upright
Sketch a ray diagram for a converging lens with focal length of 1 m and the object 0.5 m left of the lens and 0.2 m tall. Then calculate the distance of the image as well as it’s height.
Eye Type of lense? • Near point – closest object distance that still gives a clear image • Far point – farthest object distance that still gives a clear image
Nearsightedness – far point issue, image in front of retina, use a diverging lens • Farsightedness – near point issue, image is behind the retina, use a converging lens
Microscope • Telescope
If n1 > n2 then there is an angle where θ2 = 90o • Sinθc = n2 / n1 • θc is the critical angle • If θ= θc then the “light” totally internally reflects
Since each wavelength refracts differently prisms cause the rainbow from white light • Also rainbows in the sky are caused by water droplets dispersing the light back towards us.
Lens Aberrations – not a single focal pt • Spherical aberrations – farther from the principal axis moves the focus • Chromatic aberrations – different wavelengths refracting differently