Prism

Author:Tamil Nadu Board
12th Tamil Nadu Board
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Important Questions on Prism

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Find the ratio of the intensities of lights with wavelengths 500 nm and 300 nm which undergo Rayleigh scattering.

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A beam of light consisting of red, green and blue is incident on a right-angled prism as shown in figure. The refractive index of the material of the prism for the above red, green and blue colours are 1.39, 1.44 and 1.47 respectively. What are the colours suffer total internal reflection?

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What is dispersion? Obtain the equation for the dispersive power of a medium.

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Derive the equation for the angle of deviation produced by a prism and thus obtain the equation for the refractive index of material of the prism

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Why do clouds appear white?

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What is the reason of reddish appearance of sky during sunset and sunrise?

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Why does sky appear blue?

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What is Rayleigh scattering?

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What is dispersion?

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What is angle of minimum deviation ?