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Critical Angle & Total Internal Reflection
- PhET Cricitcal Angle & TIR.pdf - 879 kB
| Title | Critical Angle & Total Internal Reflection |
| Description | This activity allows students to explore what the critical angle is, measure it and link it to the calculation using Snell's Law. They then see what happens beyond the critical angle and then link this to fibre optic cabling. |
| Subject | Physics |
| Level | High School |
| Type | Guided Activity, Homework, Lab |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
| Answers Included | No |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Critical angle; Total Internal Refection; TIR; Refraction; Fibre optics |
| Simulation(s) | Bending Light |
| Author(s) | Simon Lees |
| Contact Email | slees@sthildas.qld.edu.au |
| School / Organization | St Hildas |
| Date submitted | 3/5/17 |
| Date updated | 3/5/17 |
