A beam of white light goes from air into water at an incident angle of 72.5° with respect to the normal  Θ1 = 72.5°  (a)  At what angle (in degrees) is the red (660 nm) part of the light refracted?  (b)  At what angle (in degrees) is the violet (410 nm) part of the light refracted?

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19:  A beam of white light goes from air into water at an incident angle of 72.5° with respect to the normal 

Θ1 = 72.5° 

(a)  At what angle (in degrees) is the red (660 nm) part of the light refracted? 

(b)  At what angle (in degrees) is the violet (410 nm) part of the light refracted? 

 

Red
Orange Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Medium
(660 nm) (610 nm) (580 nm) (550 nm) (470 nm) (410 nm)
Water
1.331
1.332
1.333
1.335
1.338
1.342
2.410| 2.415
Diamond
2.417
2.426
2.444
2.458
Glass,
1.512
1.514
1.518
1.519
1.524
1.530
crown
Glass,
1.662
1.665
1.667
1.674
1.684
1.698
flint
Polystyrene 1.488
1.490
1.492
1.493
1.499
1.506
Quartz,
fused
1.455
1.456
1.458
1.459
1.462
1.468
Transcribed Image Text:Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Medium (660 nm) (610 nm) (580 nm) (550 nm) (470 nm) (410 nm) Water 1.331 1.332 1.333 1.335 1.338 1.342 2.410| 2.415 Diamond 2.417 2.426 2.444 2.458 Glass, 1.512 1.514 1.518 1.519 1.524 1.530 crown Glass, 1.662 1.665 1.667 1.674 1.684 1.698 flint Polystyrene 1.488 1.490 1.492 1.493 1.499 1.506 Quartz, fused 1.455 1.456 1.458 1.459 1.462 1.468
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