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FestiveF
Hi all. I just have a few questions regarding light refraction and reflection.
At sunset, the sun seems to be higher in the sky than it really is- correct? What causes this?
Which color of light is refracted least by a glass prism? How do each of the colors separate through a prism to determine how they are reflected/refracted?
Last, but not least:
A layer of oil floats on a layer or water. A ray of light in the air above the oil strikes the oil at an incidence angle of 40*. The ray continues through the oil into the water. What is the angle of refraction of the light ray in water? I know that the index for water is 1.33, for oil it is 1.45, and for air it is 1.00. I got the answer to be 28.9* and I feel pretty confident that is correct...but could someone just double-check my thinking please?
Thank you so much!
At sunset, the sun seems to be higher in the sky than it really is- correct? What causes this?
Which color of light is refracted least by a glass prism? How do each of the colors separate through a prism to determine how they are reflected/refracted?
Last, but not least:
A layer of oil floats on a layer or water. A ray of light in the air above the oil strikes the oil at an incidence angle of 40*. The ray continues through the oil into the water. What is the angle of refraction of the light ray in water? I know that the index for water is 1.33, for oil it is 1.45, and for air it is 1.00. I got the answer to be 28.9* and I feel pretty confident that is correct...but could someone just double-check my thinking please?
Thank you so much!