Refraction Handout - Physics 2 - University of Florida - Prof. Selman Hershfield
Index of refraction:
Snell's Law:
incident angle
outgoing angle
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
incident angle
outgoing angle
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Using Snell's Law, determine the angle of the transmitted light for each of the cases above.
What is the condition for total internal reflection?
When is the transmitted angle greater than the angle of in incidence?
