Calculate the critical angle for light going from Glycerine to air.
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The refractive index for glycerine is 
, while for air it is 
.
When the light travels from a medium with greater refractive index to a medium with lower refractive index, there is a critical angle over which there is no refraction, but all the light is reflected. This critical angle is given by:
where n1 and n2 are the refractive indices of the two mediums. If we susbtitute the refractive index of glycerine and air in the formula, we find the critical angle for this case:
When the light travels from a medium with greater refractive index to a medium with lower refractive index, there is a critical angle over which there is no refraction, but all the light is reflected. This critical angle is given by:
where n1 and n2 are the refractive indices of the two mediums. If we susbtitute the refractive index of glycerine and air in the formula, we find the critical angle for this case:
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Answer:
The charges are q₁ = 2 × 10⁻⁸ C and q₂ = 3 × 10⁻⁸ C
Explanation:
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Two identical tiny balls have charge q1 and q2. The repulsive force one exerts on the other when they are 20cm apart is 1.35 X 10-4 N. after the balls are touched together and then represented once again to 20cm, now the repulsive force is found to be 1.40 X 10-4 N. find the charges q1 and q2.
Solution
The force F = 1.35 × 10⁻⁴ N when the charges are separated a distance of r = 20 cm = 0.2 m is given by
F = kq₁q₂/r₁²
q₁q₂ = Fr₁²/k
q₁q₂ = 1.35 × 10⁻⁴ N × (0.2 m)²/9 × 10⁹ Nm²/C² = 0.054/9 × 10⁻¹³ C² = 0.006 × 10⁻¹³ C² = 6 × 10⁻¹⁶ C²
q₁q₂ = 6 × 10⁻¹⁶ C² (1)
When the charges are brought together, the charge is now q = (q₁ + q₂)/2
The new repulsive force F = 1.406 × 10⁻⁴ N at a distance of r₂ = 20 cm = 0.2 m is then
F₂ = kq²/r₂²
q² = F₂r₂²/k = 1.406 × 10⁻⁴ N × (0.2 m)²/9 × 10⁹ Nm²/C² = 0.00625 × 10⁻¹³ C² = 6.25 × 10⁻¹⁶ C²
q² = 6.25 × 10⁻¹⁶ C²
q = √(6.25 × 10⁻¹⁶) C
q = 2.5 × 10⁻⁸ C
(q₁ + q₂)/2 = 2.5 × 10⁻⁸ C
(q₁ + q₂) = 2 × 2.5 × 10⁻⁸ C
q₁ + q₂ = 5 × 10⁻⁸ C (2)
q₁ = 5 × 10⁻⁸ C - q₂ (3)
Substituting equation (3) into (1), we have
(5 × 10⁻⁸ C - q₂)q₂ = 6 × 10⁻¹⁶ C²
Expanding the bracket, we have
(5 × 10⁻⁸ C)q₂ - q₂² = 6 × 10⁻¹⁶ C²
So, q₂² - (5 × 10⁻⁸ C)q₂ + 6 × 10⁻¹⁶ C² = 0
Using the quadratic formula to find q₂
q₁ = 5 × 10⁻⁸ C - q₂
q₁ = 5 × 10⁻⁸ C - 3 × 10⁻⁸ C or 5 × 10⁻⁸ C - 2 × 10⁻⁸ C
q₁ = 2 × 10⁻⁸ C or 3 × 10⁻⁸ C
So the charges are q₁ = 2 × 10⁻⁸ C and q₂ = 3 × 10⁻⁸ C