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Which colour bends the most when white light is passed through a prism?
The violet colour will be refracted the most, it has a shorter wave length and a higher frequency. The red light will be refracted the least, with its longer wave length and lower frequency.
Why cant you see visible light to see molecules?
In order to "see" something with eyes, the object must be longer than the light wave refracted from it. Molecules are too small to be refracted.
Can sound be refracted?
yes, sound is a wave. waves can be refracted.
When light is reflected does the direction of the light wave change?
Yes, the light wave goes in the direction of the angle or reflection.
What happens when a wave from one medium into another medium at an angle?
as usual.... it gets reflected, absorbed or refracted through a particular angle... the angle being dependent on the relative refractive index between the two mediums.
Why do refracted objects bend?
The light acts as a wave, and the wave accelerates differentially at the border.
Which colour bends the most when white light is passed through a prism?
The violet colour will be refracted the most, it has a shorter wave length and a higher frequency. The red light will be refracted the least, with its longer wave length and lower frequency.
Do electromagnetic waves have too much energy to be refracted?
No. Light is an example of an electromagnetic wave.
Why cant you see visible light to see molecules?
In order to "see" something with eyes, the object must be longer than the light wave refracted from it. Molecules are too small to be refracted.
Can sound be refracted?
yes, sound is a wave. waves can be refracted.
Which wavelength of visible light bends the most when refracted by a prism?
When light passes through a prism, the angle of deviation of any light beam is inversely proportional to its wavelengh. Since, violet color has least wave length, it bends the most and the red bends the least.Dhirender Sharma
When a wave moves from a less dense medium to a denser one most of the wave energy is refracted.?
refracted False
When light is reflected does the direction of the light wave change?
Yes, the light wave goes in the direction of the angle or reflection.
Why cant you use visible to see molecules?
In order to "see" something with eyes, the object must be longer than the light wave refracted from it. Molecules are too small to be refracted.
How light splits into a rainbow?
Depending on how the 'lightwaves' are split, ie a prism, or water in the air from rain, what happens is (from my understanding) the light which is composed of many colors, is refracted by the angle/medium of the particular object that the light wave goes through. Depending on the angle and material of the object, the visible colors vary. Dispersion If you look up prisms, this will explain this phenomenon
The bending of light as it passes into a transparent material of different optical intensity is known as?
Refraction: light speeding up and slowing down, between mediums. When light travels from a more dense material to a low density material like glass to air, light will be refracted away from the normal. When light travels from a less dense material to high density material, for example from air to water, light will be refracted towards the normal. Similarly, the refracted ray is a ray that shows the direction that light travels after it has crossed over the boundary. In the diagram, a normal line is drawn to the surface at the point of incidence. This line is always drawn perpendicular to the boundary. The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal line is referred to as the angle of incidence. Similarly, the angle that the refracted ray makes with the normal line is referred to as the angle of refraction. The angle of incidence and angle of refraction are denoted by the following symbols: = angle of incidence = angle of refraction --- = Normal 90'
What happens when a wave from one medium into another medium at an angle?
as usual.... it gets reflected, absorbed or refracted through a particular angle... the angle being dependent on the relative refractive index between the two mediums.
