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A light ray moves from water to diamond. What is refractive index of diamond with respect to water. Given refractive index of water with respect to air i.e μwa=1.33 and refractive index of diamond with respect to air i.e μda=2.4.

Important Questions on Refraction at Plane Surfaces

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S CHAND'S ICSE PHYSICS BOOK 2>Chapter 4 - Refraction at Plane Surfaces>QUESTIONS>Q 21
Describe how you will prove the laws of refraction experimentally.
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S CHAND'S ICSE PHYSICS BOOK 2>Chapter 4 - Refraction at Plane Surfaces>QUESTIONS>Q 22

The lower surface of a rectangular glass block is silvered. As shown in the figure, a light ray falls obliquely on the upper surface of this glass block. Complete the ray diagram. 

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S CHAND'S ICSE PHYSICS BOOK 2>Chapter 4 - Refraction at Plane Surfaces>QUESTIONS>Q 23
Explain the term lateral displacement of a light ray when it passes through a rectangular glass block. State the factors on which lateral displacement depends.
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S CHAND'S ICSE PHYSICS BOOK 2>Chapter 4 - Refraction at Plane Surfaces>QUESTIONS>Q 24
Draw a neat ray diagram to explain that second image of an object from a thick glass mirror is brightest.
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S CHAND'S ICSE PHYSICS BOOK 2>Chapter 4 - Refraction at Plane Surfaces>QUESTIONS>Q 25

Copy and complete the following ray diagram.

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S CHAND'S ICSE PHYSICS BOOK 2>Chapter 4 - Refraction at Plane Surfaces>QUESTIONS>Q 1
Define a prism.
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S CHAND'S ICSE PHYSICS BOOK 2>Chapter 4 - Refraction at Plane Surfaces>QUESTIONS>Q 2
Draw principal sections of an equilateral and a right angle prism.
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S CHAND'S ICSE PHYSICS BOOK 2>Chapter 4 - Refraction at Plane Surfaces>QUESTIONS>Q 3
Draw a neat diagram of a prism and show two refracting surfaces, base, refracting edge and refracting angle in it.