L9 - Total Internal reflection

OUTCOME

By the end of this lesson you will be able to describe and explain the total internal reflection and how it relates to Snell's law and refractive index

Reading quiz p. 409 -416



Total Internal reflection occurs when light moves from a more dense medium to a less dense medium. It can be predicted using Snell's law

LEARNING TASKS

Explain

Why does TIR only occur from more dense to less dense mediums?

Explore and Elaborate

Prac: Total internal reflection

Evaluate

Ex 10.4

PDQs 1.15, 1.16