Crave the Wave B

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UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:
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What is Brewster's Law? The equation.
[math]\theta_B=\arctan(\frac{n_2}{n_1})[/math]
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Light hits a white shirt a man is wearing. What happens to the light?
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UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Light hits a white shirt a man is wearing. What happens to the light?
All of it is reflected
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ampy1234567 wrote:
UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Light hits a white shirt a man is wearing. What happens to the light?
All of it is reflected
Be more specific. What kind of reflection? ;)
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Every wavelength of light that illuminates it is reflected
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UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:
ampy1234567 wrote:
UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Light hits a white shirt a man is wearing. What happens to the light?
All of it is reflected
Be more specific. What kind of reflection? ;)
diffuse reflection?
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total reflection?
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total reflection?
total (internal) reflection when the angle of reflection is >90 degrees and the beam is reflected back inside when the outer index of refraction is less than the incident one? I don't it would have much to do with the color of the shirt
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Idk what else they could be looking for if they specified that it's a white shirt
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ampy1234567 wrote:
UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Light hits a white shirt a man is wearing. What happens to the light?
All of it is reflected
You're right, but I was looking for...
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diffuse reflection?
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