💧 Refraction & Reflection

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📖 About This Experiment

When light passes from one medium to another, it bends according to Snell's Law. Total internal reflection occurs when light travels from a denser to a rarer medium beyond the critical angle.

📐 Key Formulas

n₁sin(θ₁) = n₂sin(θ₂)

Snell's Law

θc = asin(n₂/n₁)

Critical Angle

R = ((n₁-n₂)/(n₁+n₂))²

Reflectance (Fresnel)

🔬 Applications

  • Fiber optics communications
  • Camera lenses and glasses
  • Prisms and binoculars