Using filters, a photographer has created a beam of light consisting of three wavelengths: 400 nm (violet), 500 nm (green), and 650 nm (red). He aims the beam so that it passes through air and then enters a block of crown glass. The beam enters the glass at an incidence angle of 0, = 25.3°. The glass block has the following indices of refraction for the respective wavelengths in the light beam. wavelength (nm) 400 500 650 index of refraction "400 nm = 1.53 n500 nm = 1.52 n650 nm = 1.51 (a) Upon entering the glass, are all three wavelengths refracted equally, or is one bent more than the others? 400 nm light is bent the most O 500 nm light is bent the most O 650 nm light is bent the most all colors are refracted alike (b) What are the respective angles of refraction (in degrees) for the three wavelengths? (Enter each value to at least two decimal places.)

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Using filters, a photographer has created a beam of light consisting of three wavelengths: 400 nm (violet), 500 nm (green), and
650 nm (red). He aims the beam so that it passes through air and then enters a block of crown glass. The beam enters the glass
at an incidence angle of 0, = 25.3°.
The glass block has the following indices of refraction for the respective wavelengths in the light beam.
wavelength (nm)
400
500
650
index of refraction
n400 nm
= 1.53
n500 nm
= 1.52
n650 nm
= 1.51
(a) Upon entering the glass, are all three wavelengths refracted equally, or is one bent more than the others?
400 nm light is bent the most
500 nm light is bent the most
650 nm light is bent the most
O all colors are refracted alike
(b) What are the respective angles of refraction (in degrees) for the three wavelengths? (Enter each value to at least two
decimal places.)
(i) 0400 nm
(ii) O500 nm
(iii) 0650 nm
Transcribed Image Text:Using filters, a photographer has created a beam of light consisting of three wavelengths: 400 nm (violet), 500 nm (green), and 650 nm (red). He aims the beam so that it passes through air and then enters a block of crown glass. The beam enters the glass at an incidence angle of 0, = 25.3°. The glass block has the following indices of refraction for the respective wavelengths in the light beam. wavelength (nm) 400 500 650 index of refraction n400 nm = 1.53 n500 nm = 1.52 n650 nm = 1.51 (a) Upon entering the glass, are all three wavelengths refracted equally, or is one bent more than the others? 400 nm light is bent the most 500 nm light is bent the most 650 nm light is bent the most O all colors are refracted alike (b) What are the respective angles of refraction (in degrees) for the three wavelengths? (Enter each value to at least two decimal places.) (i) 0400 nm (ii) O500 nm (iii) 0650 nm
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