Practice question
Question
What does the wave theory predict about the speed of light when it bends towards the normal during
refraction?
Explanation
**Convex lens focusing** plane wave into point because lens introduces phase delay proportional to thickness, converting plane wavefront to spherical converging to focal point, property ensures rays parallel to axis meet at focus, spherical aberration minimized for paraxial rays, lensmaker's formula determines focal length. The wave theory predicts that if light bends towards the normal, its speed decreases in the second medium. Using Δ = d sinθ, y = n λ D/d, a sinθ = n λ, I = I₀ cos²θ, n = c/v, sinC = 1/n, λ' = λ/n and A = 2a cos(φ/2), calculation gives Speed decreases, illustrating interference, diffraction and polarization principles.
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