The index of refraction of a clear plastic is listed as 1.89 in the book, but you measured the angle of incidence 63.5° and the angle of refraction 32°. What index of refraction did you calculate and what is the percentage error?

Explanation:

According to Snell's law, the ratio of the sine of angle of incidence to the sine of angle of refraction is a constant for a given pair of media. The constant is known as the refractive index.

Mathematically

i = angle of incidence measured = 63.5°

r = angle of refraction measured = 32°

n = refractive index

The index fraction calculated is approx. 1.69.

If the index of refraction of a clear plastic as listed in the book is 1.89 and the calculated is 1.69, the percentage error will be calculated as thus;

%error =

%error =

%error  =

%error  = 10.58%

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