BRAINCAKEDiamonds
A diamond splits white light into colours of the spectrum when light passes through it.
ndiamond = 2.417 so there is more dispersion
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Key terms in this lesson
- Total internal reflection
- The complete reflection of a light ray at a boundary, occurring when the ray travels in the denser medium and the angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle.