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Grab bag: bending light

This is a quick online activity to stimulate students in accessing prior learning and maybe to prompt further inquiry Related concepts Interaction, models Guiding question How does light interact with matter? Click here to open the bending light simulation on Phet. Set up the app as shown. For a boundary between air and glass, measure Use an equation to show that the refractive index of the glass n = 1.50 Now find n...


Tags: refraction, optics, Snell's law

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