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tensa zangetsu [6.8K]
3 years ago
9

Match the indices of refraction with the corresponding effects on the waves.

Physics
1 answer:
Yanka [14]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

B) waves speed up

C) waves bend away from the normal

Explanation:

The index of refraction of a material is the ratio between the  speed of light in a vacuum and the speed of light in that medium:

n=\frac{c}{v}

where

c is the speed of light in a vacuum

v is the speed of light in the medium

We can re-arrange this equation as:

v=\frac{c}{n}

So from this we already see that if the index of refraction is lower, the speed of light in the medium will be higher, so one correct option is

B) waves speed up

Moreover, when light enters a medium bends according to Snell's Law:

n_1 sin \theta_1 = n_2 sin \theta_2

where

n_1 ,n_2 are the index of refraction of the 1st and 2nd medium

\theta_1,\theta_2are the angles made by the incident ray and refracted ray with the normal to the interface

We can rewrite the equation as

sin \theta_2 = \frac{n_1}{n_2}sin \theta_1

So we see that if the index of refraction of the second medium is lower (n_2), then the ratio \frac{n_1}{n_2} is larger than 1, so the angle of refraction is larger than the angle of incidence:

\theta_2>\theta_1

This means that the wave will bend away from the normal. So the other correct option is

C) waves bend away from the normal

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