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Explain light direction changes at the interface between two media and what determines the angle.

Learning Goals

A. Describe what happens to light when it shines on a medium.

B. Explain light direction changes at the interface between two media and what determines the angle.

C. Describe the effect of varying wavelength on the angle of refraction.

D. Explain why a prism creates a rainbow.

E. Apply Snell’s law to a laser beam incident on the interface between media.

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