Sunday, April 14, 2013

Apex Angle and Minimum Angle of Deviation

Here is a sample on Minimum Angle of Deviation for a Cubic Zirconia Prism.  Interestingly, the author of the problem uses 1.34 as the prism's index of refraction; water, as we know, has an index of 1.33.  Cubic Zirconia has an actual index of roughly 2.15.  I would expect this is a multi-variation problem from Quest Learning.  The  application of the equation will work no matter what numbers are introduced.  Enjoy!!

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/cubic-zirconia-prism/6874458/?s=coEI8E&ref=app

2 comments:

  1. Interesting information! Are the CZ diamond replicas still widely marketed? back in the 1970s, detergent companies put a CZ in boxes of laundry detergent as a marketing gimmick. Turns out that the CZs were as valuable as the detergent.

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  2. Interesting Steve! Great lesson. I like the link too. Awesome blog!

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