Horizontal rays of red light (A = 660 nm, in vacuum) and violet light (A = 410 nm, in vacuum) are incident on the flint-glass prism shown in the drawing. The indices of refraction for the red and violet light are nred = 1.662 and nyiolet = 1.698. The prism is surrounded by air. What is the angle of refraction for (a) red ray, (b) violet ray as it emerges from the prism? 25.0° Red and violet light 90° 90.0° (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

Horizontal rays of red light (A = 660 nm, in vacuum) and violet light (A = 410 nm, in vacuum) are incident on the flint-glass prism shown in the drawing. The indices of refraction for the red and violet light are nred = 1.662 and nyiolet = 1.698. The prism is surrounded by air. What is the angle of refraction for (a) red ray, (b) violet ray as it emerges from the prism? 25.0° Red and violet light 90° 90.0° (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

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Horizontal rays of red light (A = 660 nm, in vacuum) and violet light (A = 410 nm, in vacuum) are incident on the flint-glass prism shown
in the drawing. The indices of refraction for the red and violet light are nred = 1.662 and nyiolet = 1.698. The prism is surrounded by air.
What is the angle of refraction for (a) red ray, (b) violet ray as it emerges from the prism?
25.0°
Red and
violet light
90°
90.0°
(a) Number
i
Units
(b) Number
Units

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