What is the refractive index of the plastic?

Related BrainMass Solutions

• Working with total internal reflection - critical angle

  The critical angle for total internal reflection is given by the relation, Sin theta = n2/n1 where n2 is the refractive index of air = 1 and n1 is the refractive index of the medium in which total internal reflection takes place.

• Reflection and refraction are examined.

  So when we know the refractive index of plastic ( which is 1.460) it is very much possible to calculate the critical angle of plastic ( which can be calculated as 43o 21' ) and vice versa.

• Critical Angle and Refraction

  If the piece of quartz is instead immersed in a transparent liquid with index of refraction n = 1.31, what is the angle of refraction in the liquid for a light ray incident at 21 degrees?

• Refractive index - How does the refractive index of a liquid vary with temperature?

  197889 Refractive index of a liquid vary with temperature How does the refractive index of a liquid vary with temperature? What corrective factor is often used to determine the value at a specific temperature? For example, 20 degrees C.

• Light Microscopy: Refraction, refractive index, resolution and numerical aperture

  of light in a medium is referred to as the medium's refractive index, denoted by the letter n.

• Light Refraction and Reflection of a Laser

  is the refractive index of water in air.

• Plot of critical angle verses refractive index

  refractive index values from n=1.5-2.1 (assume nwater=1.33) Following is the text part of the solution.

• Polarization of light on reflection

  As per Brewster's law polarizing angle is related to the refractive index of the reflecting medium by the relation : μ = tan ip As the refractive index of a medium depends upon the wave length of the incident light, polarizing angle also depends

• Refraction of Light in Benzene

  TO calculate, refractive index; From snell's law of optical physics, u = (refractive index) = Sine (angle of incidence) / Sine (angle of refraction ) u = Sin 43/ Sin 27 So refractive index of benzene is ( u ) = 1.502.