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Refraction of light at plane surfaces

Telangana Board · Class 9 · Physical Science

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What is Refraction?

  • Refraction is the bending of light when it passes from one transparent medium to another
  • Light changes direction due to change in speed at the interface of two media
  • The bending occurs because light follows Fermat's principle - it takes the path requiring least time
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Refractive Index

  • Refractive index is a measure of how much light slows down in a medium compared to vacuum
  • Absolute refractive index: n = c/v, where c is speed of light in vacuum, v is speed in medium
  • Relative refractive index compares speeds of light in two different media
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Snell's Law

  • Snell's law relates angle of incidence and angle of refraction quantitatively
  • The ratio sin i/sin r is constant for given pair of media
  • Can be derived using Fermat's principle of least time
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Total Internal Reflection

  • Occurs only when light travels from denser to rarer medium
  • Critical angle is the angle of incidence when angle of refraction becomes 90°
  • For angles greater than critical angle, no refraction occurs - complete reflection

Key Concepts

The process of changing speed atThe ratio of speed of lightThe fundamental law governing refractionCritical angle C is the angleWhen light passes through a parallel

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