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A diverging beam of light from a point source S having divergence angle α falls symmetrically on a glass slab as shown in Fig. 13.80. The angles of incidence of the two 

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extreme rays are equal. If the thickness of glass slab is t and its refractive index is n, then the divergence angle of the emergent beam is

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Important Questions on Refraction of Light

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A ray of light passes through four transparent madia with refractive index μ1,μ2μ3 and μ4 as shown in Fig. 13.81. The surfaces of all media are parallel. If the emergent ray CD is parallel to the incident ray AB, we must have

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A given ray of light suffers minimum deviation in an equilateral prism P Fig. 13.82. Additional prisms Q and R of identical shape and of the same material as P and now added as shown in the figure. The ray will suffer

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An observer can see through a pinhole the top end of a thin rod of height h, placed as shown in the figure, Fig. 13.83. The beaker's height is 3h and its radius h. When the beaker is filled with a liquid upto the height 2h, he can see the lower end of the rod. Then the refractive index of the liquid is

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A ray of light is incident at the glass-water interface at an angle i, Fig. 13.84 it emerges finally parallel to the surface of water, then the value of μg would be

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When light is incident on the surface of glass and air as shown in Fig. 13.85. If green light is just totally internally reflected then the emerging ray in air contains.

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A ray of light is incident on an equilateral glass prism placed on a horizontal table Fig 13.86. For minimum deviation which of the following is true?

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A container is filled with water (μ=1.33) upto a height of 33.25 cm Fig. 13.87. A concave mirror is placed 15 cm above the water level and the image of an object placed at the bottom is formed 25 cm below the water level. The focal length of the mirror is

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A ray of light travelling in water is incident on its surface open to air. The angle of incidence is θ, which is less than the critical angle. Then there will be