Refraction of a ray of light through a glass block at a one angle of incidence. Demonstrates Snell's law and the physics of optics. Cf ANA387

Refraction of a ray of light through a glass block at a one angle of incidence. Demonstrates Snell's law and the physics of optics. Cf ANA387 Stock Photo
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A2047B

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54 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)

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5356 x 3524 px | 45.3 x 29.8 cm | 17.9 x 11.7 inches | 300dpi

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2002

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UK

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a single ray of white light strikes the lower face of a rectangular block of glass. Some of this light is reflected from the lower face while the rest passes through the block and emerges parallel to the incident ray. The change of direction of the light at each face is called refraction