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Showing 5 experiments that use the Basic Optics Ray Table.

College / Physics

Brewster's Angle

In this experiment you will explore how the intensity and polarization of light changes when reflected from the surface of a transparent medium, and then...

College / Physics

Refraction

Use Snell’s Law of refraction to experimentally determine the index of refraction of a D-shaped acrylic lens.

College / Physics

Reflection

Experimentally confirm the Law of Reflection for flat, concave, and convex mirrors.

College / Physics

Refraction

Use Snell’s Law of refraction to experimentally determine the index of refraction of a D-shaped acrylic lens.

College / Physics

Brewster's Angle

Explore how the intensity and polarization of light changes when reflected from the surface of a transparent medium, and then compare the experimental...

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