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Refraction of Light by Diamonds |
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| The brilliance of diamonds is due to their high refractive index, a measure of how strongly a transparent material bends light rays. The rainbow colors, known as fire, stem from diamond’s high dispersion value, a measure of how strongly a material splits light into its component colors. | ||||||
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| Spencer Grant/Photo Researchers, Inc. | ||||||
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| Optics; Diamond; Carbon | ||||||
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