The refractive indices of water for red and violet colours are 1.325 and 1.334 respectively.
Find the difference between the velocities of rays for these two colours in water. (c = 3 × 108 m/s)
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Solution
= [log (27) − log (1.325) − log (1.334)] × 105
= [1.4314 − 0.1222 − 0.1252] × 105
= [antilog (1.184)] × 105
= 15.28 × 105 = 1.528 × 106 m/s.
The difference between the velocities of rays for red and violet colours in water is
1.528 × 106 m/s.
Concept: Polarisation
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