Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Light

Light — practice question

For blue light, this particular transparent plastic has a refractive index of 1.5.
(a)[2]

Calculate the critical angle for blue light in this kind of plastic.

(b(i))[1]

The blue light used in this experiment is monochromatic. State, in terms of a measurable quantity, what monochromatic means.

(b(ii))[2]

Calculate the angle of refraction for the light inside the block.

(b(iii))[1]

On Fig. 8.1, draw the route taken by the light that enters the block and the route of the light reflected at P.

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