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Change in nature of image: Putting a concave mirror in water vs in air
I was wondering if we put a concave mirror in water, what will be the difference in the image formed by it in air vs water?
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Consider 4 cases of water droplet, ie when water droplet is in sea, in glass, in air after rain, as humidity?
When water droplet is in air as water vapours it scatters blue light, after rain by refraction dispersion and TIR it forms rainbow , in sea it scatters blue light while water in glass ( drinking ...
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What causes the circular polarization of light from outside Snell's window?
Wikipedia and other sources claim that the internal reflection underwater outside Snell's window is circularly polarized. What is the mechanism that causes this circular polarization?
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Under water light reflection of air in a cup vs water in a cup
The last time I was on vacation I was drinking on the swimming pool, and after I was finished with the drinks I started playing with the 2 plastic cups I had, and noticed that the air produces a ...
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Why is it easier to get sunburnt in the water? [duplicate]
I went today to the swimming pool and I remembered that when I was younger my mom used to tell me to be careful because you get sunburnt much more easily in the water than in the ground.
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