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An Investigation into the Effect on the Critical Angle by Changing the Colour of Light
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An Investigation into the Effect on the Critical Angle by Changing the Colour of Light Aim: To investigate the factors affecting the size of the critical angle through a median of Perspex Background Information: The critical angle of light is when it hits a different median from the one it had been travelling in, for example glass to air at a certain angle that causes total internal reflection. This angle is different for all lights and medians. Total internal reflection is when a beam of light travelling through a certain median is reflected back at an angle that is equal to its incidence instead of just being refracted and then passing out the other side. This phenomenon is used to transmit information through fibre optic cables. Fibre Optic cables have a beam of light sent down them in which the information is encoded. The beam of light is angled to hit the...
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