...diamond has slightly different refractive indices for each of the colors of the spectrum?
2007-01-10 13:51:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Another way of stating what previous posters have said is that diamonds tend to "sparkle" which is how we interpret seeing the different colors of the rainbow coming out of every facet of the gem.
2007-01-16 08:28:30 · answer #1 · answered by Blueearth423 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When white light goes through diamond, the different wavelengths (colors) are deflected more or less based on their different refractive indices. It makes a rainbow!
2007-01-10 14:00:51 · answer #2 · answered by Nicknamr 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because the light gets refracted to form a rainbow this is a clear indication of the fact that refractive index varies for each colour.when refractive index varies, the speed of light varies and this causes differential bending of light giving rise to spectrum.
2007-01-16 05:04:15 · answer #3 · answered by perplexed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋