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Friday 8 November 2013

Q.No.133: - Describe the dispersion phenomena.

Q.No.133: - Describe the dispersion phenomena.

Ans: - The electric field of the incident light causes the electrons in an atom to oscillate with the frequency of the incident light. When the incident and scattered waves interfere the phase of their combination depends on their difference and hence on the frequency. As a result, the speed of light in a material depends on the frequency or wavelength. This phenomenon called dispersion.

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