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what happens to the angle of refraction as the angle ofincidence is increased? i

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Question

what happens to the angle of refraction as the angle ofincidence is increased? is this consistent with Snell's Law? now I know that the first part is the angle of refractionincreases, but can't think of what this has to do with Snell's Law.I look at it and see just an equation that has nothing to do withthis question. Please help, I'm really lost on this one. what happens to the angle of refraction as the angle ofincidence is increased? is this consistent with Snell's Law? now I know that the first part is the angle of refractionincreases, but can't think of what this has to do with Snell's Law.I look at it and see just an equation that has nothing to do withthis question. Please help, I'm really lost on this one.

Explanation / Answer

When the angle of incidence is increased, the angle ofrefraction also increases and is consistent with snell's law.          From snell'slaw we have                  Refractive index    =   sini / sin r                                  or   sin i   = sin r The refractive index for a medium is constant .                            sin i   sin r         (sin i isdirectly proportional to sin r )                    or           i        r Hence angle of incidence is directly proportional to angle ofrefraction. As the angle of incidence incereases , the angle ofrefraction also increases. Hope this helps U!