When Light Passes from a Material with a Low Index

question 6

Multiple Choice

When light passes from a material with a low index of refraction into material with a high index of refraction:

• A) some light is reflected with a 180° change of phase.
• B) none of the light is reflected.
• C) some light is reflected without a change of phase.
• D) the light that is not reflected has a 180° change of phase.

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