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Physics
The Cauchy's dispersion formula is
Q. The Cauchy's dispersion formula is
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A
n
=
A
+
B
λ
−
2
+
C
λ
−
4
64%
B
n
=
A
+
B
λ
−
2
+
C
λ
4
18%
C
n
=
A
+
B
λ
2
+
C
λ
−
4
14%
D
n
=
A
+
B
λ
2
+
C
λ
4
4%
Solution:
The Cauchy’s dispersion formula represents the dispersion of most of the substances with considerable accuracy. Also from the Cauchy’s dispersion formula if
n
is refractive index and
A
,
B
and
C
are constants, then
n
=
A
+
B
λ
−
2
+
C
λ
−
4
.