Which one of the below statements is wrong?    Select one: Color dispersion in a dielectric material is an indication of the frequency dependence of its refractive index. A spherical ball of glass (ng = 1.5), with a radius of 20 cm, is immersed in water (nw = 1.3). The surface of the ball has a refractive power of 0.01 D. Fermat’s principle states that the trajectory of a light ray between two points extremizes the total optical path.

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Which one of the below statements is wrong?   

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Color dispersion in a dielectric material is an indication of the frequency dependence of its refractive index.

A spherical ball of glass (ng = 1.5), with a radius of 20 cm, is immersed in water (nw = 1.3).

The surface of the ball has a refractive power of 0.01 D.

Fermat’s principle states that the trajectory of a light ray between two points extremizes the total optical path.   

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