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Refraction of light at a Plane Interface: Total Internal Reflection: Optical Fibre — Revision Notes

ICSE · Class 12 · Physics

Refraction of light at a Plane Interface: Total Internal Reflection: Optical Fibre revision notes for ICSE Class 12 Physics: 4 topics in quick points.

44 questions34 flashcards13 formulas & key relations5 concepts

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1. Refraction and Laws of Refraction

  • Refraction is the bending of light from its path when it passes from one transparent medium to another at the interface of two media.
  • If the refracted ray bends towards the normal, the second medium is optically denser than the first.
  • If the refracted ray bends away from the normal, the second medium is optically rarer than the first.
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2. Refractive Index and Relative Refractive Index

  • Refractive index measures how much light slows down in a medium compared with vacuum.
  • Refractive index has no unit.
  • The refractive index of a material medium is greater than 1.
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3. Reversibility of Light and Refraction Through a Glass Slab

  • If a light ray after several reflections and refractions has its final path reversed, it travels back along the entire initial path.
  • This is the principle of reversibility of light.
  • The relative refractive index of medium 2 with respect to medium 1 is the reciprocal of the relative refractive index of medium 1 with respect to medium 2.
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4. Real Depth, Apparent Depth, and Normal Displacement

  • An object in a denser medium appears closer when viewed normally from a rarer medium.
  • A swimming pool appears shallower than it really is because of refraction.
  • Real depth divided by apparent depth gives the refractive index for normal viewing with a small eye aperture.

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Refraction is the bending ofThe incident raySnell's law is written as sinThe absolute refractive index ofThe refractive index of medium 2

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Key topics in Refraction of light at a Plane Interface: Total Internal Reflection: Optical Fibre include Refraction and Laws of Refraction, Refractive Index and Relative Refractive Index, Reversibility of Light and Refraction Through a Glass Slab, Real Depth, Apparent Depth, and Normal Displacement. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 12 board exam.
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