Pro blem 9: 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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Problem 9:  Consider light passing from air into water.

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

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