A Beam of White Light in Air Passes Through the Transparent

question 44

Multiple Choice

A beam of white light in air passes through the transparent object shown. Dispersion is observed to occur. From the diagram we can tell that

• A) the index of refraction is larger for red light than blue.
• B) the index of refraction is larger for blue light than red.
• C) the object acts as a converging lens.
• D) the object behaves as a concave mirror.

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