Angle Of Refraction Lab Report
Lab reflection: Light reacts to different density in different ways. An example when it goes through a low density medium to a high density medium the angle of refraction decreases. With all the test done the angles of incident and reflection stayed the same. This is because with light what angle it approaches at is the angle the light will reflect back at. Also the angle of refraction depended on what the angle of incident and refraction were,refraction is a dependent variable being the reason why the other angles matter. The first test was how light moves through air to water. The angle of incident was always 30 to make it a fair trial. As the light hit the water the angle of refraction was 22 degrees give or take. The angle had decreased because of the high density of the water. The angle of incident and reflection had stayed the same as expected. The second test was how light reacts while going from water (a high density medium) to air (a low density medium). The light hit the air from the water at a 30 degree angle. The result for the angle of refraction was 42 degrees because when light travels through a dense medium (water) it slows down and when it goes through a less dense medium(air) it bends away from the normal. As always the angle of reflection and incident stay the same. Air to glass was the third test. It was found that the angle of refraction had decreased
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This was answered in the lab. It was found that light slows down when it goes through a medium of a high density. The reason being the denser a medium the harder it is for the light to go through. Light bends because of this reason, it slows down going through a dense medium and bends.If you compare the results of when light goes through air to water and air to glass light move slower in glass because it is way denser. Light moves faster when it goes through a more dense medium (water)to a less dense medium (water) it speeds
This was answered in the lab. It was found that light slows down when it goes through a medium of a high density. The reason being the denser a medium the harder it is for the light to go through. Light bends because of this reason, it slows down going through a dense medium and bends.If you compare the results of when light goes through air to water and air to glass light move slower in glass because it is way denser. Light moves faster when it goes through a more dense medium (water)to a less dense medium (water) it speeds