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Optical Properties Questions.
a) Referring to the table below, which material has the highest interaction with light? Explain your answer.
Material | n |
Typical glasses ca. | 1.5 -1.7 |
Plastics | . 1.3 -1.6 |
PbO (Litharge) | 2.67 |
Diamond |
2.41 |
b) In ionic materials, how does the size of the component ions
affect the extent of electronic polarization?