What is the wavelength (in um) of light inside the lens of the eye where the wavelength of the light in air is 0.50 um? Take the refractive index of the lens to be 1.38 and the refractive index of air to be the same as that of a vacuum. 0.36 0.50 O 0.45 0.69 1.88 O0.88

What is the wavelength (in um) of light inside the lens of the eye where the wavelength of the light in air is 0.50 um? Take the refractive index of the lens to be 1.38 and the refractive index of air to be the same as that of a vacuum. 0.36 0.50 O 0.45 0.69 1.88 O0.88

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What is the wavelength (in um) of light inside the lens of the eye where the
wavelength of the light in air is 0.50 um? Take the refractive index of the lens to be
1.38 and the refractive index of air to be the same as that of a vacuum.
0.36
0.50
O 0.45
0.69
1.88
O 0.88

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