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CRPhysicsCh15Vocab
CRPhysicsChapter15Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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the bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium into another | refraction |
the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to its speed in a given transparent medium | index of refraction |
transparent object that refracts light rays, causing them to converge or diverge to create an image | lens |
the complete reflection of light at the boundary of two transparent media; this effect occurs when the angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle | total internal reflection |
the minimum angle of incidence for which total internal reflection occurs | critical angle |
process of separating polychromatic light into its component wavelengths | dispersion |