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How is refraction of light related to wave length of colors?
The longer the wavelength, the greater the angle of refraction.
How can the path of a light ray affect once it enters a nonzero angle with an index of refraction greater than the original medium?
how can the path of a light ray be affected once it enters a nonzero angle with a greater index of refraction
If a beam of light strikes a diamond at an angle of 45 degrees what is the angle of refraction?
17° to the normal.
When light passes from a medium with a high index of refraction into a medium with a lower index of refraction which direction does the light bend?
A medium with a higher index of refraction, like diamond, is more dense than the medium with a lower index of refraction, like air. If the ray of light is moving from the less dense medium (lower index of refraction), to a more dense (higher index of refraction) the ray of light bends TOWARDS the normal.
What is the speed of light in kilometers per second in a diamond whose index of refraction is 2.42?
123,881.181 km/sec
What material refracts the most?
Light does not refract via a single material. Refraction occurs when light passes from one material into another of a different density. It is the amount of difference in densities that causes the refraction. The greater the difference the greater the refraction. I believe that the densest material would be diamond, so light passing through a diamond and into a vacuum would seem to be the greatest difference, causing the greatest refraction.
Why does light refract more when passing through a diamond?
Light refraction through a diamond is by design -- the design of the cut.
How is refraction of light related to wave length of colors?
The longer the wavelength, the greater the angle of refraction.
How do they determine the clarity of a diamond?
Clarity of a diamond is an ANSII standardized procedure that involves placing a light near the diamond and measuring the refraction.
What color is diamond dust?
Colorless. Any color it appears to have is due to the refraction of light.
How can the path of a light ray affect once it enters a nonzero angle with an index of refraction greater than the original medium?
how can the path of a light ray be affected once it enters a nonzero angle with a greater index of refraction
What causes the most refraction diamond or glass?
Diamond, because its facets have more surfaces from which to bounce light than does a pane of glass.
If a beam of light strikes a diamond at an angle of 45 degrees what is the angle of refraction?
17° to the normal.
When light passes from a medium with a high index of refraction into a medium with a lower index of refraction which direction does the light bend?
A medium with a higher index of refraction, like diamond, is more dense than the medium with a lower index of refraction, like air. If the ray of light is moving from the less dense medium (lower index of refraction), to a more dense (higher index of refraction) the ray of light bends TOWARDS the normal.
What happens if the refraction angle is greater than ninety degrees?
This means no refraction occurs i.e. Total internal reflection (all light reflected) occurs
What is total internal refraction?
When the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle,the light ray reflects into denser medium at interface. This is total internal refraction
Why the index of refraction is greater than to one?
It is because the index is related to the velocity of light in air (ideally vacuum) and the medium in question. Since the velocity of light in vacuum is greater than it can be in any other media, the index of refraction of these other media relative to the vacuum is greater than 1.However, if you studied light travelling through glass and then water, the index of refraction between those two would be 0.89 (approx).
