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    PHY 1200 – FOUNDATION PHYSICS

    WORKSHEET 5

    SNELL’S LAW
    PROBLEM
    The smallest brilliant-cut diamond has a mass of about 15 g and a height of just
    0.11 mm. Suppose a ray of light enters the diamond from the air and, upon contact with one of the gem’s
    facets, refracts at an angle of 22.2. If the angle of incidence is 65.0, what is the diamond’s index of
    refraction?
    SOLUTION
    Given: i = 65.0 r = 22.2 ni = 1.00
    Unknown: nr = ?
    Use the equation for Snell’s law.

    LENSES
    PROBLEM
    Suppose the smallest car that is officially allowed on United States roads is placed upright in front of
    a converging lens. The lens, which has a focal length of 1.50 m, forms an image 75.0 cm tall and 2.00
    m away. Calculate the object distance, the magnification, and the object height.
    SOLUTION
    1. DEFINE
    Given: q = +2.00 m f = +1.50 m h = −0.750 m
    The image is behind the lens, so q is positive. The lens is converging, so the focal length is
    positive (f > 0). The image is inverted, so h' is negative.
    Unknown: p = ? M=? h=?
    Diagram:

    2. PLAN Choose the equation(s) or situation: Use the thin-lens equation to calculate the image
    distance. Then use the equation for magnification to calculate the magnification and the object height.

    Rearrange the equation(s) to isolate the unknown(s):

    3. CALCULATE
    Substitute the values into the equation(s) and solve:
    4. EVALUATE
    Because −1 < M < 1, the image must form at a distance less than 2f but greater than f, which is the
    case. At this position the image is real and inverted.

    CRITICAL ANGLE
    PROBLEM
    Rutile, TiO2, has one of the highest indices of refraction: 2.80. Suppose the critical angle between
    rutile and an unknown liquid is 33.6. What is the liquid’s index of refraction?
    SOLUTION
    Given: c = 33.6
    ni = 2.80
    Unknown: nr = ?
    Use the equation for critical angle.

    INTERFERENCE AND DIFFRACTION


    PROBLEM
    To help prevent cavities, scientists at the University of Rochester have developed a method for
    melting tooth enamel without disturbing the inner layers, or pulp, of the tooth. To accomplish this,
    short pulses from a laser are used. These laser pulses, which are in the microwave portion of the
    electromagnetic spectrum, have a wavelength of 9.3 m. Suppose this laser is operated continuously
    with a double-slit arrangement. If the slits have a separation of 45 m, at what angle will the third-
    order maximum be observed?
    SOLUTION
    1. DEFINE
    Given:  = 9.3 m = 9.3  10−6 m
    d = 45 m = 45  10−6 m
    m=3
    Unknown:  = ?
    2. PLAN Choose the equation(s) or situation: Because a maximum (bright) fringe is observed, the
    equation for constructive interference should be used.
    d sin = m
    Rearrange the equation(s) to isolate the unknown(s):

    3. CALCULATE Substitute the values into the equation(s) and solve:

    4. EVALUATE The angle at which the third-order maximum appears is 38 from the central maximum.
    Although the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation is large compared with that of visible light,
    the separation of the slits is much larger than it would be in a visible-light double-slit setup. If the
    same slit separation that is used with visible light (typically on the order of a few micrometers) were
    used with microwave radiation, the interference pattern would not appear because even for m = 1,
    sin  would be greater than one. This indicates that the conditions for first-order constructive
    interference would not exist.
    Additional Problems
    1. A beam of light is passed through a layer of ice into a fresh-water lake below. The angle of
    incidence for the light in the ice is 55.0, while the angle of refraction for the light in the water is
    53.8. Calculate the index of refraction of the ice, using 1.33 as the index of refraction of fresh
    water.
    2. An arrangement of three glass blocks with indices of refraction of 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7 are sandwiched
    together. A beam of light enters the first block from air at an angle of 48 with respect to the
    normal. What is the angle of refraction after the light enters the third block?
    3. Estimates show that the largest dinosaurs were 48 m long. Suppose you take a trip back in time
    with a camera that has a focal length of 110 mm. Coming across a specimen of the largest
    dinosaur, you take its picture, but to be safe and inconspicuous you take it from a distance of 120
    m. What length will the image have on the film?
    4. The smallest spiders in the world are only about 0.50 mm across. On the other hand, the goliath
    tarantula, of South America, can have a leg span of about 280 mm. Suppose you use a diverging
    lens with a focal length of 0.80 m to obtain an image that is 0.50 mm wide of an object that is 280
    mm wide. How far is the object from the lens? How far is the image from the lens?
    5. In 1996, the Fiberoptic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) was started. It initially involves placing a 27
    000 km fiber optic cable at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Suppose
    the index of refraction of this fiber is 1.56 and the index of refraction of sea water 1.36, what is
    critical angle for internal reflection in the fiber?
    6. The world’s thinnest glass is 0.025 mm thick. If the index of refraction for this glass is 1.52, what is
    the critical angle of ocean water? How far will a ray of light travel in the glass if it undergoes one
    internal reflection at the critical angle?
    7. The water in Earth’s atmosphere blocks most of the infrared waves coming from space. In order to
    observe light of this wavelength, the Kuiper Airborne Observatory has been developed. The
    observatory consists of an optical telescope mounted inside a modified C-141 aircraft. The plane
    flies at altitudes where the relative humidity is very low and where the incoming infrared
    radiation has not yet been significantly absorbed. Suppose a double-slit arrangement with a 15.0
    m slit separation is used to analyze infrared waves received by the telescope and that a second-
    order maximum is observed at 19.5. Determine the wave’s wavelength.
    8. In 1995, Pan Xixing, of China, set a record for miniature writing by placing the text of a Chinese
    proverb on a human hair. If blue light with a wavelength of 443 nm passes through two slits
    separated by a distance equal to the width of an average character in that proverb, the fourth-
    order minimum would be observed at an angle of 2.27. Determine the average width of each
    character.

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