What is the wavelength of the light in the water?

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What is the wavelength of the light in the water?

Light of wavelength 542 nm in air enters a fishbowl filled with water, then exits through the crown-glass wall of the container. The refraction index for water is 1.333 and for crown-glass 1.52. Answer in units of nm.

2007-03-22 14:12:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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The index of refraction of a material is the ratio of the wavelength in vacuum to the wavelength in the material.

2007-03-23 04:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Ditto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

542 nm

2007-03-22 14:16:53 · answer #2 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

3.32645264777261 NM

2007-03-22 14:19:31 · answer #3 · answered by MightyE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋