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Page 1: Physics - 7 - Waves - Light€¦ · Sound _____ Light _____ Change in Frequency Change in Frequency Pitch Color. Frequency and Light. Speed of Electromagnetic Waves In a vacuum All

WAVES - LIGHTIB PHYSICS | UNIT 7 | WAVES - LIGHT

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Light and the EM SpectrumIB PHYSICS | UNIT 7 | WAVES - LIGHT

7.1

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Frequency and Light

Sound _______

Light _______

Change in Frequency

Change in Frequency

Pitch

Color

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Frequency and Light

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Speed of Electromagnetic Waves

In a vacuum All electromagnetic waves travel at:

c = 3.00 × 108 m s-1

c = 299,792,458 m s-1

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Speed of Electromagnetic Waves

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Try this…

The sun is roughly 149,600,000 km from Earth, how long has the light from the sun

been traveling before it gets here?

𝑡 =𝑣

𝑑=149,600,000,000 m

3.00 × 108 m s−1

𝑡 = 499 s = 8.31 min

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Light Equation

You already know the wave speed equation

v = f λ

Works the same for electromagnetic waves

c = f λ

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Electromagnetic Waves

Transverseor

Longitudinal

? ?

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

Visible light is just part of the picture…

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Try this…

How far between antinodes of a 2450 MHz standing wave in a microwave?

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Not everything makes it to Earth

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Gamma Rays

Wavelength: 10-12 m | 1 pm

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X-Rays

Wavelength: 10-10 m | 10 nm

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Ultraviolet

Wavelength: 10-8 m | 10 nm

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Visible Light

Wavelength: 0.5 × 10-12 m | 500 nm

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Infrared

Wavelength: 10-5 m | 0.01 mm

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Microwaves

Wavelength: 10-2 m | 1 cm

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Radiowaves

Wavelength: 103 m | 1 km

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Wireless Data Transfer

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Wireless Data Transfer

• Garage door openers, alarm systems, etc: 40MHz• Baby monitors: 49MHz• Radio controlled toys: 27-75MHz• Cell phones: 824-849MHz, 869-894MHz, 1850-1990MHz• Public safety (fire, police, ambulance): 849-869MHz • Global Positioning System: 1.227-1.575MHz• Satellite radio: 2.3GHz• WiFi/802.11b/g and Bluetooth: 2.4GHz• Microwave ovens: 2.4Ghz • TV: 54-216 (VHF 2-13), 470-806MHz (UHF 14-69)

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Can you name them? You should.

A Radio

B Microwaves

C Infrared

D Visible

E Ultraviolet

F X-Rays

G Gamma

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Wavefronts

The farther you get from

the source, the wave is

spread out over more

area and the intensity

(amplitude) drops.

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Amplitude and Intensity

𝐼 ∝ 𝑥−2

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Amplitude and Intensity

How much brighter is a light if you go from 21 meters away to 7 meters away?

𝐼 ∝ 𝑥−2

3x Closer

9x Brighter

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Amplitude and Intensity

How much quieter does it get if you move from the front of the stage (5 meters away) to sit farther back (20 meters away)?

5 m away

20 m away

4x Further Away

1/16 of the Intensity

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IB Physics Data Booklet

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Reflection & RefractionIB PHYSICS | UNIT 7 | WAVES - LIGHT

7.2

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Warm Up #1

What is the wavelength of a 5.0 × 109 Hz microwave?

What is the frequency of a radio wave with a wavelength of 24 meters?

c = 3.00 × 108 m s-1

𝑐 = 𝑓𝜆 𝜆 =𝑐

𝑓=3.00 × 108

5.0 × 109= 0.06 m

𝑓 =𝑐

𝜆=3.00 × 108

24= 12,500,000 Hz

= 12.5 MHz

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Warm Up #2

A Radio

B Microwaves

C Infrared

D Visible

E Ultraviolet

F X-Rays

G Gamma

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Reflection

Angle of ______________ = Angle of _______________Incidence Reflection

Normal Line (⟂ to surface)

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Reflection

Virtual

Image

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Predict

Can this person see their feet in the mirror?

NoIf the angle of reflection equals the

angle of incidence, the light can never

reflect from their feet into their eyes

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“Full Length” Mirrors

How do I use the reflections off of a mirror to see my full reflection?What parts of the mirror are being used? Does it change

45 cm

207 cm

Same mirror size

and placement for

any distance

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Not every surface is a flat mirror

Even surfaces that seem nice and flat are often textured

Diffuse Reflection

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Retro-reflective Mirrors

Light always reflects directly back to the source

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Retro-reflective Mirrors

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Colors

We perceive colors in objects depending on how different wavelengths are reflected

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Refraction

Bends because of a change in medium

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Speed of Light

In a vacuum all electromagnetic waves travel at:

c = 299,792,458 m/s = 3.00 × 108 m/s

Light slows down when it travels through different mediums

Air 2.999 × 108 m s-1

Water 2.256 × 108 m s-1

Glass 1.974 × 108 m s-1

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Index of Refraction → n

Vacuum 3.00 × 108 m s-1 1

Air 2.999 × 108 m s-1 1.0003

Water 2.256 × 108 m s-1 1.33

Glass 1.974 × 108 m s-1 1.52

𝑛1𝑛2

=𝑣2𝑣1

1.52

1=

3.00 × 108

1.974 × 108

~ 1

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Try This

How fast does light travel through cubic zirconia (n = 2.15)?

1

2.15=

𝑣23.00 × 108

𝑛1𝑛2

=𝑣2𝑣1

𝑣2 = 1.40 × 108 m s−1

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Refraction Boundary

n = 1

n = 1.33

Bends toward the most

optically dense medium

normal line

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Snell’s Law

n1

n2θ2

θ1

𝑛1𝑛2

=𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1

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Snell’s Law - Relationship

What’s the relationship between index of refraction (n) and the amount that light bends?

Water

n = 1.33

Glass

n = 1.52

Air

n = 1

Water

n = 1.33

Air

n = 1

Larger difference

in index means

more bending at

boundary

More to less

optically dense

will bend away

from normal

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IB Physics Data Booklet

𝑛1𝑛2

=𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1

=𝑣2𝑣1

𝑛1𝑛2

=𝑣2𝑣1

𝑛1𝑛2

=𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1

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Try This

θ2

80°While aiming at a marble at the bottom of a fish tank filled with water (n2 = 1.33), you point so that you can measure the angle of your incident rays. What is the angle of refraction?

Where does it “appear” the marble is?

𝑛1𝑛2

=𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1

𝜃2 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−11sin(80°)

1.33= 𝟒𝟕. 𝟖°

n1 = 1

n2 = 1.33

𝜃2 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1𝑛1𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1

𝑛2

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Critical Angle & PolarizationIB PHYSICS | UNIT 7 | WAVES - LIGHT

7.3

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IB Physics Data Booklet

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Warm Up

If the light travels from air to diamond (n = 2.42) at an angle of incidence of 34°, find the angle of refraction.

𝑛1𝑛2

=𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1

𝜃2 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−11sin(34°)

1.33= 𝟏𝟑. 𝟒°

𝜃2 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1𝑛1𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1

𝑛2n1 = 1

n2 = 2.42

34°

θ2

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Critical Angle

Critical Angle:

n2 = 1

n1 = 1.33

θcAngle at which θ2 = 90° so light does not escape

θ2 = 90°

θc

Beyond the critical angle → total internal reflection

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Critical Angle

𝑛1𝑛2

=𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1

n2 = 1

n1 = 1.33

𝜃1 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1𝑛2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2

𝑛1

𝜃𝑐 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1𝑛2𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟗𝟎°)

𝑛1= 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1

𝑛2𝑛1

Note: this only happens when transitioning from more dense to less dense

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Why does it matter?

Snell’s Circle

Total Internal

Reflection

Fiber Optic Cables for transmitting

information with light

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Try This

n2 = 1

n1 = 1.52

What’s the critical angle between glass and air?

θc

1.52

1=sin(90°)

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝜃𝑐 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1

1

1.52= 𝟒𝟏. 𝟏°

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Light is a Transverse Wave

This isn’t the whole story though…

When unpolarized, light can

be thought of as oscillating

at every perpendicular to

the wave’s motion Diagram of a light ray

coming out of the page

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Light is a Transverse Wave

Unpolarized light loses 50%

intensity when passing

through a polarizer

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Polarized Light

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Malus’ Law

𝑰 = 𝑰𝟎 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝜽I0

I

θ

θ = angle between filters

𝑰 = 𝑰𝟎 (𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽)𝟐

Same thing as

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IB Physics Data Booklet

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Loses Intensity Twice

-50%

50% loss when

unpolarized light

is polarized

Equation calculates

loss through

subsequent filters𝐼 = 𝐼0 𝑐𝑜𝑠

2𝜃

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Try This

The intensity of plane polarized light, at 40° to the vertical is I0. After passing through an analyzer at 60° to the vertical, what is the intensity measured?

𝜃 = 60° − 40° = 20°

𝐼 = 𝐼0 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 20° = 0.883 𝑰𝟎

88.3% of the

original intensity

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This isn’t the only way

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What about 3D Movies?

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Try This

Polarized light of intensity I0 is incident on a polarizing filter. The angle between the plane of polarization of the incident light and the transmission plane of the polarizer is θ. Which graph shows how the intensity I of the light transmitted through the polarizer varies with θ?

90° → Intensity = 0

cos2 shape

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DiffractionIB PHYSICS | UNIT 7 | WAVES - LIGHT

7.4

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IB Physics Data Booklet

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Warm Up #1

A light ray is incident on an air–diamond boundary. The refractive index of diamond is greater than 1. Which diagram shows the correct path of the light ray?

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Warm Up #2

After passing through one polarized filter, the intensity of vertically polarized light is 60 W m-2. What is the angle of the analyzer relative to the vertical if the intensity observed is 20 W m-2?

What was the intensity of the unpolarized light?

𝐼 = 𝐼0 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃

𝐼 = 𝐼0 (cos 𝜃)2

20 = 60 (cos 𝜃)2

cos 𝜃 = cos−1 2060 = 𝟓𝟒. 𝟕°

120 W m-2

Loses 50% from first filter

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Diffraction

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Remember Interference?

A

B

C

B

A

C

Constructive:Path Difference = nλ

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Remember Interference?

Destructive:Path Difference = (n+½)λ

D

E

E

D

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Do you remember??

Two speakers are separated by a distance of 5 meters, if they emit a coherent sound signal of 850 Hz. If the speed of sound is 340 m s-1, is this person in a maximum or minimum location?

5 m

1.9 m 3.1 m

Path Difference

3.1 – 1.9 = 1.2 m

𝑣 = 𝑓𝜆

𝜆 =𝑣

𝑓=340

850= 0.4 𝑚

1.2

0.4= 𝟑

Maximum because result

is a perfect integer

Path Difference = (___) × λ

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Double Slit Experiment

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Double Slit Experiment

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Double Slit Experiment

𝑠 =𝜆𝐷

𝑑

D

dλ→ wavelength

s

s

s

s

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Double Slit Experiment

𝑠 =𝜆𝐷

𝑑

As wavelength (λ) increases,

As gap (d) increases,

s increases

s decreases

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Try This

Blue laser light of wavelength 450 nm is shone on two slits that are 0.1 mm apart. How far apart are the fringes on a screen placed 5.0 m away?

Would red laser light have fringes closer together or farther apart?

λ = 450 nm = 450 × 10-9 m

d = 0.1 mm = 0.1 × 10-3 m

D = 5 m

𝑠 =(450 × 10−9)(5)

(0.1 × 10−3)

𝑠 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐 𝐦

Increasing

Wavelength

As wavelength increases,

fringes get farther apart

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Whole Class Lab

What is the wavelength of the green laser?