5-WAC-06 Diffraction / Refraction Calculations
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Outcomes
Common Learning Outcomes
- Pupils can calculate refractive index.
- Pupils can calculate critical angle.
Single Award Only
- Pupils understand the phenomenon of diffraction.
- Pupils understand the effect of gap width on diffraction effects.
Specification References
- 3.14 recall that light waves are transverse waves which can be reflected, refracted and diffracted
- 3.18 recall and use the relationship between refractive index, angle of incidence and angle of refraction
- 3.22 recall and use the relationship between critical angle and refractive index