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Refraction of Light, Part 2
- The index of refraction depends on the light wavelength; this explains phenomena such as the color spectrum emerging when white light strikes a prism, or the formation of the rainbow after a winter storm.
- When light travels in a region 1 and strikes the surface, separating it from region 2, at an angle theta, then if n_1 > n_2, there exists a critical value for theta beyond which total internal reflection occurs. The value of the critical angle is given by the relation sin(theta_critical) = n_2 / n_1.
- A convex lens (biconvex or plano-convex) is a converging lens; if parallel rays of light strike the lens on one side, they converge to a point on the other side. A concave lens, on the other, hand is a diverging lens.
Refraction of Light, Part 2
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- Intro
- Prism and the Rainbow
- Monochromatic Light Through Prism
- Sending White Light Through Prism
- Violet Bends More Than Red Light
- Angle Between Incident Light and Red
- Water Drops in the Atmosphere
- Total Internal Reflection
- Surface has Air and Water
- Increase Angle
- Light Traveling in a Larger Index and Meets Lower Index
- Water and Air Angle of Refraction is 90 Degree
- Optical Fibers
- Thin Lenses
- Ray Diagrams
- Extra Example 1: Angle of Incidence
- Extra Example 2: Block Underwater































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