PhysicsLAB: Test Scenario: Refraction Scenario

Refer to the following information for the next eight questions.

A 600-nm ray of light enters a Plexiglas block and travels as shown in the following diagram.

What is the ray's angle of incidence?

What is the ray's angle of refraction?

What is the index of refraction of this Plexiglas slab?

What is the ray's wavelength while traveling through the Plexiglas?

What is the speed of light in the Plexiglas?

What is the light's frequency while traveling through the Plexiglas?

Describe the behavior of the light ray when it reaches point B?

If a drop of soda (n = 1.36) is spilled on the top of the Plexiglas slab at point A, at what angle will the ray enter the Plexiglas after traveling through the soda?