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Why there is no dispersion of light refracted through a rectangular glass slab?
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∙ 9y ago
A prism breaks up white light into the light spectrum that shows each different color. However, a rectangle does not have the edges needed to break the light up.
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When is light refracted?
light is refracted when it travels through air and then through glass
Why is a spectrum of colors not obtained when light passes through a glass slab?
The light has to pass through in a way that the colors are separated and refracted, but if they pass through glass and are not refracted in a certain way they will not separate the spectrum
What will happen when a ray light is on a glass block?
Some will be reflected, and what goes through will be refracted.
When light is transmitted through an object with a density different from air's such as glass it is?
Refracted. Hope this helped.
Why does a ray of light passing through a glass slab not show dispersion?
Actually a glass slab is made up of two triangular prisms placed inverted to one another. So dispersion taking place by the first prism is counter acted by the inverted prism and hence no dispersion is seen on a whole
When is light refracted?
light is refracted when it travels through air and then through glass
Why is a spectrum of colors not obtained when light passes through a glass slab?
The light has to pass through in a way that the colors are separated and refracted, but if they pass through glass and are not refracted in a certain way they will not separate the spectrum
How do you xxplain the cause of dispersion?
When composite white light with seven colours as constituents enter into triangular prism, then different colours get refracted at different angles because of the different refractive index value of glass for different colours. Refractive index is defined as the ratio of the speed of light in free space to that in the glass medium. As the speed of the different colour differ, the refractive index varies. Hence they have different angle of refraction. So all the colours have been split up. As we use a triangular prism, as the refracted colours fall on the other face of the prism, once again separation becomes possible. Hence the phenomenon of dispersion. But this will not be possible when we use a rectangular glass slab. So triangular prism is essential to have dispersion.
What do you have to do for Refraction through a rectangular glass block?
when a parallel beam hit the rectangular glass it will gave a refraction.
What will happen when a ray light is on a glass block?
Some will be reflected, and what goes through will be refracted.
What happens when light is refracted through glass?
The light will bend into an angle because of the shape of the glass and the location from which the light is coming from.
When light is transmitted through an object with a density different from air's such as glass it is?
Refracted. Hope this helped.
Why does a ray of light passing through a glass slab not show dispersion?
Actually a glass slab is made up of two triangular prisms placed inverted to one another. So dispersion taking place by the first prism is counter acted by the inverted prism and hence no dispersion is seen on a whole
Will light be refracted more when it goes from air to glass or from air to water?
Gets refracted more in case of glass than water as glass has higher refractive index with respect to air
When white light travels through a glass prism what colour is refracted through the smallest angle?
Red since red light travels the slowest
What happens when light passes through a glass of milk?
Light does not pass through a glass of milk. The glass is transparent, so the light will be refracted a bit when entering the glass, and again while leaving the glass, but milk itself is opaque. Light would be absorbed in the milk, and converted into heat.
How will you compare prism to raindrops?
Light is refracted and reflected by a (glass) prism Light is refracted and reflected by a raindrop
