c/v=1.

417
liang (al28299) – HW20 – doria – (SP1-11) 3e8/1.41=v 1
v=212765957.4468
This print-out should have 8 questions. 4. wavelength of light
Multiple-choice questions may continue on
the next column or page hahahah... waves
– find all change
choices 005 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points
before answering. wavelengths only not Light of wavelength 597 nm in vacuum passes
refractive index of frequency when going
through a piece of silica (index of refraction
light=c/v through a diff medium.
001 10.0 points
n2λ2 = n1λ1 1.417).
3e8/2.5e8=1.2
If the speed of light through material Z is
so 5.97e-7=1.417(x) Find the speed of light in silica.
8
answer is 421.3126nm
2.5 × 10 m/s, what is this material’s index of Answer in units of m/s.
refraction? The speed of light in a vacuum is
3 × 108 m/s. 006 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points
What is the wavelength of this light in silica?
the index of 002 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points Answer in units of nm.
refraction is the The index of refraction of crown glass for
speed of light in a violet light is 1.533, while for red light it is 007 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points
vacuum in ratio
with the speed in
1.511. Calculate the frequency of the light.
a medium. What is the speed of violet light in crown Answer in units of Hz.
c/v=3e8/x=1.533 glass? 3e8/5.97e-7=5.0251e14
x=3e8/1.533 Answer in units of m/s. 008 10.0 points
x195694716.2427
003 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the speed of red light in crown glass? X
Y
1/1.511*3e8=19854 Answer in units of m/s.
4010.5890
004 10.0 points
Light rays bend as they pass from air into When light travels from medium “X” to
water at an angle (not 90 degrees). This is medium “Y” as shown in the figure:
refraction.
draw an imaginary 1. both the speed and the wavelength in-
Incident 'normal' parallel to the
ray crease
mediums. the since the
Normal
1. freq of light angle of refraction is less
than the angle of 2. both the speed and the frequency in-
incidence, the light must crease
be going into a slower
Air
medium. when slowed, 3. both the speed and the wavelength de-
Water
the wavelength
crease
decreases and speed
decreases.
4. both the wavelength and the frequency
Refracted are unchanged
ray
Which quantity doesn’t change when light 5. both the speed and the frequency de-
refracts? crease

1. frequency of light

2. index of refraction of the material

3. average speed of light