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Why does blue light refract at greater angles than red light in transparent materials?

Answer 1

Hazel Asher

Blue light rays have shorter wave length.

Blue light refracts more light than that because of its shorter wave length.

for the red light.

In total, the deviation angles for the various wave lengths

refracted rays, at our eyes, ranges from #40^o# to #42^o#.

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Answer 2

Hazel Asher

Blue light refracts at greater angles than red light in transparent materials because blue light has a shorter wavelength compared to red light. According to Snell's law, the angle of refraction is inversely proportional to the wavelength of light in a given medium. Therefore, shorter wavelengths, like those of blue light, experience greater bending when passing from one medium to another, resulting in a greater angle of refraction compared to longer wavelengths, such as red light.

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