A laser beam is incident at an angle of 30.00to the vertical onto a solution of blood plasma in water. If the beam is refracted to 19.240 to the vertical: What is the index of refraction of the blood plasma solution?
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- A laser beam is incident at an angle of 30.00to the vertical onto a solution of blood plasma in water. If the beam is refracted to 19.240 to the vertical:
- What is the index of refraction of the blood plasma solution?
Suppose the light is red, with wavelength 632.8 nm in a vacuum. Find:
- Its wavelength.
- Its frequency.
- Its speed in the solution.
The critical angle for the blood plasma solution when surrounded by air
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