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White light consists of wavelengths from 400 nm to 700 nm. What will be the wavelength range seen when white light is passed through glass of refractive index 1.55 ?

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White light consists of wavelengths from 400 nm to 700 nm. What will be the wavelength range seen when white light is passed through a glass of refractive index 1.55?

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उत्तर

`lamda_(glass) = lamda_(air)/µ`

Where:

λair​ = wavelength in air

μ = refractive index of the medium (here, glass = 1.55)

Minimum wavelength in glass = `400/1.55 = 258.06` nm

Maximum wavelength in glass = `700/1.55 = 451.61` nm

Wavelength range in glass: 258 nm to 452 nm

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