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Light Refraction & Snell's Law Laboratory

A scientifically accurate simulation tracking parallel boundaries. Rays exiting parallel faces will emerge perfectly parallel to their entry paths.

OUTSIDE MEDIUM (n1 = 1.00) PRISM MEDIUM (n2 = 1.50) θ1 = 0° θ2 = 0° θ3 = 0°
CRITICAL ANGLE (θc): ---
PROPAGATION MODE: STANDARD REFRACTION

Parameter Configuration

INCIDENT ANGLE (θ1) 0.0°
Outside Medium (n1) Air Baseline 1.00
Prism Glass Block (n2) Standard Crown Glass 1.50