Wave Properties of Light

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• Wave Properties of Light
  
• Maxwell’s Theory
  
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
  
• Light as Waves
  
• Refraction
  
• Dependence of Wavelength on Speed
  
• Snell’s Law
  
• Snell’s Law (Cont’d)
  
• Dispersion
  
• Dispersion By a Prism
  
• Total Internal Reflection
  
• Rainbows

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