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Homework Statement
The property of a transparent material that makes it useful for a lens is: this is refraction, right?
In relation to this, the image of an object can't be focused correctly if a simple glass lens is placed under white light because:
a)the lens absorbs light
b)the glass has some coloration due to impurities
c)the surface of the lens reflect some light
d)a glass prism splits sunlight into different colors
e)glass absorbs UV light
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
I'm thinking that the answer is D. This is because white light contains many wavelengths, it is not monochromatic. Because of this, when they pass through the lens, some of the wavelength may interfere. This is why it can't be focused correctly.
In relation to this, white light is split into different colors when it passes thru the prism.
is this right? thanks