16. While walking on a beach, you find a clear, colourless rock that may be quartz or glass. Which one would refract light more? Index of Refraction (n) Substance Solids at 20°C Quartz (fused) 1.46 Plexiglas or Lucite 1.51 Glass (crown) 1.52 Sodium chloride 1.54 Glass (crystal) 1.54 Ruby 1.54 Glass (flint) 1.65 Zircon 1.92 Diamond 2.42 Quartz Glass Both equally
16. While walking on a beach, you find a clear, colourless rock that may be quartz or glass. Which one would refract light more? Index of Refraction (n) Substance Solids at 20°C Quartz (fused) 1.46 Plexiglas or Lucite 1.51 Glass (crown) 1.52 Sodium chloride 1.54 Glass (crystal) 1.54 Ruby 1.54 Glass (flint) 1.65 Zircon 1.92 Diamond 2.42 Quartz Glass Both equally
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![16. While walking on a beach, you find a clear, colourless rock that may be quartz
or glass. Which one would refract light more?
Index of
Refraction (n)
Substance
Solids at 20°C
Quartz (fused)
1.46
Plexiglas or Lucite
1.51
Glass (crown)
1.52
Sodium chloride
1.54
Glass (crystal)
1.54
Ruby
1.54
Glass (flint)
1.65
Zircon
1.92
Diamond
2.42
Quartz
Glass
Both equally](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2973999d-3669-4cfa-b90b-c83adb5ae098%2F631adacd-7e2e-4a31-b710-f0ae8d2a8f4f%2F1zl43kp_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:16. While walking on a beach, you find a clear, colourless rock that may be quartz
or glass. Which one would refract light more?
Index of
Refraction (n)
Substance
Solids at 20°C
Quartz (fused)
1.46
Plexiglas or Lucite
1.51
Glass (crown)
1.52
Sodium chloride
1.54
Glass (crystal)
1.54
Ruby
1.54
Glass (flint)
1.65
Zircon
1.92
Diamond
2.42
Quartz
Glass
Both equally
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