Conceptual Test 2H

A ray of light strikes the interface between two media. At the interface some of the light is reflected; the reflected ray obeys the law of reflection, so the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.

If the index of refraction is the same (n1 = n2) in the two media, which path will the refracted ray follow?

Next question : I - Refraction (case 3).

Previous question : G - Refraction (case 1).

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Created by Andrew Duffy, Boston University Physics Department.

Last update July 20, 1998