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Can I measure refraction of light in centimeters?
in this science experiment, I measured the refraction of light though water, white vinegar and vegetable oil.
do these results sound accurate?
Water- 0.5 centimeters
Veg. Oil- 1 cm.
Vinegar- 0.75 cm.
1 Answer
- gdrLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
refraction is usually measured by the index of refraction.
this is the ratio between the speed of light in two materials. usually it is computed with respect to vacuum (or air which have almost identical speed of light)
having said that, there is no meaning in measuring refraction in cm.
probably you need to translate it to an angle the light refracted, and from that you may infer the index of refraction using Snell's law. see Wikipedia link attached
