Consider light passing from air into water. What is the ratio of its wavelength in water, λw, to its wavelength in air, λa?

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  Consider light passing from air into water.

What is the ratio of its wavelength in water, λw, to its wavelength in air, λa

Medium
Solids at 20°C
Medium
Gasses at 0"C, 1 atm
1.000293 Diamond
1.00045 Fluorite
1.000139 Glass, crown
1.000271 Glass, flint
Ice at 0°C
Polystyrene
Sodium chloride 1.544
Quartz, crystalline 1.544
Quartz, fused
2.419
1.434
Air
Carbon dioxide
1.52
1.66
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Liquids at 20°C
1.309
1.49
1.501
1.628
Benzene
Carbon disulfide
Carbon tetrachloride|1.461
Ethanol
Water, fresh
Glycerine
1.361
1.333
|1.473
1.458
Zircon
1.923
Transcribed Image Text:Medium Solids at 20°C Medium Gasses at 0"C, 1 atm 1.000293 Diamond 1.00045 Fluorite 1.000139 Glass, crown 1.000271 Glass, flint Ice at 0°C Polystyrene Sodium chloride 1.544 Quartz, crystalline 1.544 Quartz, fused 2.419 1.434 Air Carbon dioxide 1.52 1.66 Hydrogen Oxygen Liquids at 20°C 1.309 1.49 1.501 1.628 Benzene Carbon disulfide Carbon tetrachloride|1.461 Ethanol Water, fresh Glycerine 1.361 1.333 |1.473 1.458 Zircon 1.923
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