Refraction - ripple tank , Physics

Assignment Help:

In a ripple tank two regions A and B can be created by introducing a pile of glass plates in region B.
Thus region B is a shallow water region while region A is a deep water region.
The two regions behave as two media for water waves.
The frequency (n) of the vibrating source remains constant, the velocity (V2) in the region (B) i.e., V₁ > V₂.
Therefore from the relation V= nλ it is seen that, λ₁> λ₂
As far as bending of waves is concerned the deep water region.
A behaves as a denser medium and the shallow water region B behaves as rarer medium because the waves in region B bend away from the normalON.
However if we consider the velocities, A behaves as a rarer medium and B as a denser medium, because V₂ in B is less than, V₁ in A.
In any case the bending of waves (water waves or light waves) or the change in their velocities at the boundary separating the two media is due to the phenomenon of refraction.

$1074_Refraction.png$

Related Discussions:- Refraction - ripple tank

How to get homework help, How do i get physics homework help?

How do i get physics homework help?

Thin films, 2. Surface Crystallography and Epitaxy Fe thin films are grown...

2. Surface Crystallography and Epitaxy Fe thin films are grown on a single-crystal Al (100) substrate surface. The films grow with no dislocations (if they are thin enough) which

Motion in one dimension, What is the shortest possible time in which a bact...

What is the shortest possible time in which a bacterium could travel a distance of 8.4 cm across a Petri dish at a constant speed of 3.5 mm/s?

Skin diease , which radio isotpo used in skin diease treatment

which radio isotpo used in skin diease treatment

Radio communication , Production of sound messages by a microphone in a rad...

Production of sound messages by a microphone in a radio station (studio). 1) Audio frequency generation. 2) Generation of r.f. carrier wave. 3) Modulation in a transmitter, b) 4

Chemical effects, He chemical effects of electricity

He chemical effects of electricity

Measure the distance from the sun for new planet, Assume a new planet was d...

Assume a new planet was discovered to orbit the Sun with a period 5 times that of Pluto. Using the data, measure the average distance from the Sun for this new planet.

Phenomenon of resonance, Phenomenon of resonance At resonance, rapid tr...

Phenomenon of resonance At resonance, rapid transfer of energy takes place resulting louder sound (booming sound). If two bodies having same natural frequency is placed side b

Electric, What makes a flashlight suddenly become dim or bright when you sh...

What makes a flashlight suddenly become dim or bright when you shake it?

Draw a labelled diagram of van de graff generator, An a.c. voltage E = E 0 ...

An a.c. voltage E = E 0 sin cot is applied across an inductor L. Get an expression for current I. Draw a labelled diagram of Van de Graff generator. Verify its principle of wor

Write Your Message!

Name

Email id

Message

Verfication Code

User Account

All Pages