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Lesechka [4]
3 years ago
10

How is the direction of light changed when it travels from an optically denser medium to an optically rarer medium????? please a

nswer it fast......​
Physics
1 answer:
ANTONII [103]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The light bends away from the normal

Explanation:

We can solve the problem by using Snell's law:

n_1 sin \theta_1 = n_2 sin \theta_2

where:

n_1 is the index of refraction of the first medium

n_2 is the index of refraction of the second medium

\theta_1 is the angle of incidence (angle between the incoming ray and the normal to the interface)

\theta_2 is the angle of refraction (angle between the outcoming ray and the normal to the interface)

We can rearrange the equation as

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

In this problem, light travels from an optically denser medium to an optically rarer medium, so

n_1 > n_2

Therefore, the term \frac{n_1}{n_2} is greater than 1, so

sin \theta_2 > sin \theta_1\\\rightarrow \theta_2 > \theta_1

which means that the angle of refraction is greater than the angle of incidence, and so the light will bend away from the normal.

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