A narrow beam of white light enters a prism made of crown glass at a 45.0o incident angle, as shown in Figure 25.57. At what angles, θR and θV , do the red (660 nm) and violet (410 nm) components of the light emerge from the prism? Incident60°45°CylightRed (660 nm)60°60Violet(410 nm)Figure 25.57 This prism will disperse the white light into arainbow of colors. The incident angle is 45.0°, and the anglesat which the red and violet light emerge are Og and Oy.

Given: The angle of incidence is i=45°. The angle made by red is θR. The angle made by violet is…

Incident 60° 45°Cy light Red (660 nm) 60° 60 Violet (410 nm) Figure 25.57 This prism will disperse the white light into a rainbow of colors. The incident angle is 45.0°, and the angles at which the red and violet light emerge are Og and Oy.

Incident 60° 45°Cy light Red (660 nm) 60° 60 Violet (410 nm) Figure 25.57 This prism will disperse the white light into a rainbow of colors. The incident angle is 45.0°, and the angles at which the red and violet light emerge are Og and Oy.

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A narrow beam of white light enters a prism made of crown glass at a 45.0^o incident angle, as shown in Figure 25.57. At what angles, θ_R and θ_V , do the red (660 nm) and violet (410 nm) components of the light emerge from the prism?

Incident
60°
45°Cy
light
Red (660 nm)
60°
60
Violet
(410 nm)
Figure 25.57 This prism will disperse the white light into a
rainbow of colors. The incident angle is 45.0°, and the angles
at which the red and violet light emerge are Og and Oy.

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