A Certain Kind of Glass Has N_blue = 1

question 8

Multiple Choice

A certain kind of glass has n_blue = 1.650 for blue light and n_red = 1.610 for red light.If a beam of white light (containing all colors) is incident at an angle of 60.0°,what is the angle between the red and blue light inside the glass?

• A) 0.45.0°
• B) 0.22.3°
• C) 1.81°
• D) 0.882°

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Definitions:

Market Segmentation Theory

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