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Does increasing n lead to more bending or less bending of light?
Some problems seem to imply one thing and others another. For instance, violet light (small wavelength, high n) experiences a lot of bending when it travels through a prism. This implies that high n=greater bending.
BUT:
If you put lens in water, why does focal length increase? Water has a higher n so light should be bent more and thus focal length decrease right?
Some problems seem to imply one thing and others another. For instance, violet light (small wavelength, high n) experiences a lot of bending when it travels through a prism. This implies that high n=greater bending.
BUT:
If you put lens in water, why does focal length increase? Water has a higher n so light should be bent more and thus focal length decrease right?
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