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Universidad Estatal a Distancia

Snell's Law (II)

Experiment with Snell's Law in this optics laboratory.

  • Ultraconcurrent labs
  • University & College
  • High School
Snell's Law (II) remote laboratory hosted by Universidad Estatal a Distancia

Laboratory information

Snell's law (the law of refraction) is a formula used to describe the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction, when referring to light or other waves passing through a boundary between two different isotropic media, such as water, glass, or air. In this laboratory you can experiment with several lenses to find the refractive indices of different materials using this law. In this version of the laboratory students will have to measure by themselves using the squares grid. The refraction angle is not given to them. An alternative version of the laboratory is available in which a verification stage is available with the resulting refraction angle. See "Snell's Law with verification" for that version.

What students do

Operate real equipment and reason from the measurements.

Recommended level
University & College, High School
Typical access model
Ultraconcurrent labs
Works on
Modern web browsers on school, university, and home computers.
Teaching use
Suitable for assignments, demonstrations, LMS-linked activities, and remote practical work.

Available experiments

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Snell's Law (II)

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