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    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Bowdoin_College/Phys1140%3A_Introductory_Physics_II%3A_Part_2/01%3A_The_Nature_of_Light/1.06%3A_Dispersion
      By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain the cause of dispersion in a prism. Describe the effects of dispersion in producing rainbows. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of dis...By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain the cause of dispersion in a prism. Describe the effects of dispersion in producing rainbows. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of dispersion
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Muhlenberg_College/Physics_122%3A_General_Physics_II_(Collett)/10%3A_The_Nature_of_Light/10.04%3A_Refraction
      By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe how rays change direction upon entering a medium. Apply the law of refraction in problem solving
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Astronomy__Cosmology/Stellar_Atmospheres_(Tatum)/07%3A_Atomic_Spectroscopy/7.01%3A_Introduction
      It is true that there is an adjustment of the way in which the electrons are distributed around the atomic nucleus, but what is tabulated in tables of atomic energy levels or drawn in energy level dia...It is true that there is an adjustment of the way in which the electrons are distributed around the atomic nucleus, but what is tabulated in tables of atomic energy levels or drawn in energy level diagrams is the energy of the atom, and in equation \(\ref{7.1.4} \ \Delta E\) is the change in energy of the atom.
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Grand_Rapids_Community_College/PH246_Calculus_Physics_II_(2025)/11%3A_Electromagnetic_Waves/11.06%3A_Refraction
      By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe how rays change direction upon entering a medium. Apply the law of refraction in problem solving
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/JJC_-_PHYS_110/College_Physics_for_Health_Professions/25%3A_Geometric_Optics/25.04%3A_The_Law_of_Refraction
      The changing of a light ray’s direction when it passes through variations in matter is called refraction. The speed of light in vacuuum  \(c = 2.9972458 \times 10^{8} \sim 3.00 \times 10^{8} m/s\) Ind...The changing of a light ray’s direction when it passes through variations in matter is called refraction. The speed of light in vacuuum  \(c = 2.9972458 \times 10^{8} \sim 3.00 \times 10^{8} m/s\) Index of refraction \(n = \frac{c}{v}\), where \(v\) is the speed of light in the material, \(c\) is the speed of light in vacuum, and \(n\) is the index of refraction. Snell’s law, the law of refraction, is stated in equation form as \(n_{1} \sin_{\theta_{1}} = n_{2} \sin_{\theta_{2}}\).
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Bowdoin_College/Phys1140%3A_Introductory_Physics_II%3A_Part_2/01%3A_The_Nature_of_Light/1.04%3A_Refraction
      By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe how rays change direction upon entering a medium. Apply the law of refraction in problem solving
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Introductory_Physics_II_(1112)/10%3A_Geometrical_Optics/10.05%3A_Refraction
      As before, the angles are measured relative to a perpendicular to the surface at the point where the light ray crosses it. (Some of the incident light is reflected from the surface, but for now we con...As before, the angles are measured relative to a perpendicular to the surface at the point where the light ray crosses it. (Some of the incident light is reflected from the surface, but for now we concentrate on the light that is transmitted.) The change in direction of the light ray depends on the relative values of the indices of refraction of the two media involved.
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Conceptual_Physics/Conceptual_Physics_(Crowell)/13%3A_Optics/13.04%3A_Refraction
      Far from being a perfect device, the vertebrate eye is marred by a serious design flaw due to the lack of planning or intelligent design in evolution: the nerve cells of the retina and the blood vesse...Far from being a perfect device, the vertebrate eye is marred by a serious design flaw due to the lack of planning or intelligent design in evolution: the nerve cells of the retina and the blood vessels that serve them are all in front of the light-sensitive cells, blocking part of the light.
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/University_Physics_(OpenStax)/University_Physics_III_-_Optics_and_Modern_Physics_(OpenStax)/01%3A_The_Nature_of_Light/1.06%3A_Dispersion
      By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain the cause of dispersion in a prism. Describe the effects of dispersion in producing rainbows. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of dis...By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain the cause of dispersion in a prism. Describe the effects of dispersion in producing rainbows. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of dispersion
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Skyline/Survey_of_Physics/11%3A_Geometric_Optics/11.04%3A_The_Law_of_Refraction
      The changing of a light ray’s direction when it passes through variations in matter is called refraction. The speed of light in vacuuum  \(c = 2.9972458 \times 10^{8} \sim 3.00 \times 10^{8} m/s\) Ind...The changing of a light ray’s direction when it passes through variations in matter is called refraction. The speed of light in vacuuum  \(c = 2.9972458 \times 10^{8} \sim 3.00 \times 10^{8} m/s\) Index of refraction \(n = \frac{c}{v}\), where \(v\) is the speed of light in the material, \(c\) is the speed of light in vacuum, and \(n\) is the index of refraction. Snell’s law, the law of refraction, is stated in equation form as \(n_{1} \sin_{\theta_{1}} = n_{2} \sin_{\theta_{2}}\).
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Grand_Rapids_Community_College/PH246_Calculus_Physics_II_(2025)/11%3A_Electromagnetic_Waves/11.06%3A_Refraction/11.6.02%3A_Dispersion
      By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain the cause of dispersion in a prism. Describe the effects of dispersion in producing rainbows. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of dis...By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain the cause of dispersion in a prism. Describe the effects of dispersion in producing rainbows. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of dispersion

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