If the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction, what can be said
Practice Questions
Q1
If the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction, what can be said about the two media?
They are the same medium.
They have the same refractive index.
The light is traveling in a vacuum.
The light is not refracted.
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
If the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction, what can be said about the two media?
Correct Answer: The two media are the same.
Step 1: Understand what angle of incidence means. It is the angle at which light hits a surface.
Step 2: Understand what angle of refraction means. It is the angle at which light bends as it enters a new medium.
Step 3: Know that when light travels from one medium to another, it usually bends (changes direction).
Step 4: If the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction, it means the light is not bending.
Step 5: If there is no bending, it suggests that the two media are the same in terms of how they affect light.
Step 6: Conclude that when the angle of incidence equals the angle of refraction, the two media have the same optical density.
Refraction – Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another, which depends on the optical densities of the media.
Optical Density – Optical density refers to the measure of how much a medium can bend light; equal angles of incidence and refraction suggest equal optical densities.
