Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Class: _______________
Refractive Index Using Hollow Cell and Percent Light Transmission Measurement:
Lab Worksheet
Part 1. Refractive Index Using Hollow Cell
Table 1. Angle of refraction (
) vs. changing angle of incidence (
).
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1
sin
sin
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2
1
2
0
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Plot Your Data
Plot your data in terms of sin
vs. sin
. Label your graph. Determine the slope, which is your average
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refractive index. (Note: n
= 1.00)
air
Graph title: ___________________________________________
X-axis label: ______________________________
Make That Invisible! Activity—Lab Worksheet
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