You sight along the rim of a glass with vertical sides so that the top rim is lined up with the opposite edge of the bottom (see the figure (Figure 1)(a)). The glass is a thin-walled hollow cylinder 16.0 cm high with a top and bottom of the glass diameter of 8.0 cm. While you keep your eye in the same position, a friend fills the glass with a transparent liquid, and you then see a dime that is lying at the center of the bottom of the glass (see the figure(b)).
Refraction of Light
Refraction is a change in the direction of light rays when they travel from one medium to another. It is the bending of light when it goes through different media.
Angle of Refraction
Light is considered by many scientists to have dual nature, both particle nature and wave nature. First, Particle nature is one in which we consider a stream of packets of energy called photons. Second, Wave nature is considering light as electromagnetic radiation whereas part of it is perceived by humans. Visible spectrum defined by humans lies in a range of 400 to 700 nm wavelengths.
Index of Refraction of Diamond
Diamond, the world’s hardest naturally occurring material and mineral known, is a solid form of the element carbon. The atoms are arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. They exist in a huge variety of colours. Also, they are one of the best conductors of heat and have a very high melting point.
You sight along the rim of a glass with vertical sides so that the top rim is lined up with the opposite edge of the bottom (see the figure (Figure 1)(a)). The glass is a thin-walled hollow cylinder 16.0 cm high with a top and bottom of the glass diameter of 8.0 cm. While you keep your eye in the same position, a friend fills the glass with a transparent liquid, and you then see a dime that is lying at the center of the bottom of the glass (see the figure(b)).
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