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29 March, 08:08

What can you say about the relationship between the index of refraction and the wavelength of a color?

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  1. 29 March, 08:09
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    There is a dependency relationship between the refractive index of each substance and the radiation wavelength.

    The refractive index in a given medium is inversely proportional to the wavelength of a color.

    For example:

    The rays of the red color have a wavelength greater than the rays of the blue color, therefore they have a lower refractive index and consequently a light scattering less than the blue.

    Snell's law:

    n₂/n₁ = v₁/v₂ = λ₁ / λ₂

    *n: (refractive index)

    v: (speed of light propagation)

    λ: (wavelength)
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