Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is not.  a. Light needs a medium through which it can travel. b. Fireworks show how light travels faster than sound. c. Light travel s faster in glass than it does in a vacuum. d. Light travels in a straight line when it passes through a single medium. e. Light rays could not be blocked and they could pass through all types of materials since they travel on a straight line.

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Q: 22.A. The law that states the relationship between the incident and refracted rays is called A.…

A: Snells law

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Q: changes when light passes through a boundary of two media with different indices of refraction.

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Q: Why light is said to have a dual nature? a. It exhibits the properties of wave and particles. b.…

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Q: Diamond has an index of refraction, n = 2.41. Light will be refracted through diamond at what speed?…

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Q: 2. When a unpolarized light hits boundary of a new medium, which of following statement is true? A.…

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Q: 6. When a ray of light travels from one medium to another, it changes direction. This phenomenon is…

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Q: List and explain the experiments and observations show that light behaves as a particle

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Q: A grating is a device that a. bends light and allows it to focus at a point. b.…

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Q: Using electro-optic effect can modulate incident light is because applying an electric field…

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Q: According to Newton's ray model of light, what can cause a light ray to change direction? A. The…

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Q: What optic phenomena is NOT the result of the wave nature of light? a.coma.   b.spherical…

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Q: A beam of red light and a beam of blue light pass from air into water. Which statement is true? a.…

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Q: 1. The of light can change when light is refracted because the medium changes. A. froquency B. color…

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Q: When light passing through a prism undergoes dispersion, the effect is a result of: a. different…

A: The correct answer is option (d) i.e. All of the above options are correct

Q: The direction that a light wave bends once it enters the refracted medium depends on a. The index of…

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Q: A device that analyzes light by spreading it out according to wavelength is called a(n)   a.…

A: The answer is given as follows.

Dispersion of White Light

Snell’s law is a formula that gives a relation between the angle of incidence and angle of refraction and is given as: