Consider white light incident on a plate of crown glass. The angle of incidence is 29.4 degrees.   What is the difference in the angle of refraction between red (660 nm) and blue (470 nm) rays? (Indices of refraction: nred= 1.52; nblue= 1.531).           The ray now travels inside the glass. What is the minimum angle of incidence for the red ray to be totally reflected?

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Consider white light incident on a plate of crown glass.

The angle of incidence is 29.4 degrees.

 

What is the difference in the angle of refraction between red (660 nm) and blue (470 nm) rays? (Indices of refraction: nred= 1.52; nblue= 1.531).

       

 

The ray now travels inside the glass. What is the minimum angle of incidence for the red ray to be totally reflected?

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