Refraction through a Prism

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In the diagram, a ray is passing through a broken prism, find angular deviation for the ray

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A plot between the angle of deviation and angle of incidence is shown in figure. From the graph one can say that the prism angle is

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An isosceles prism of angle A=30° has one of its surfaces silvered. Light rays falling at an angle of incidence 60° on the other surface retrace their path after reflection from the silvered surface. The refractive index of prism material is

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14. Which of the following statements is correct?

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Show that for a thin prism the deviation is given by δ=A(μ-1).

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The refractive index of a prism for a monochromatic wave is 3 and its refracting angle is 60°. For minimum deviation, the angle of incidence will be

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A thin glass prism produces an angle of deviation δ in air. How the angle of minimum deviation will change, if the prism is immersed in a liquid of refractive index μi<μg?

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Show that the maximum value of the angle of prism is twice its critical angle.

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Which of the following alternatives is correct for a prism placed in a position of minimum deviation? (Symbols have their usual meanings)

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Derive the relation between refractive index and minimum deviation. (Prism formula)

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Derive expression for deviation produced by prism.

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What is the maximum refractive index to get an emergent ray from an equilateral prism?

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Suppose a small angled prism of 6° deviates a ray through 3°, then the refractive index is

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The angle of minimum deviation for a 75° prism of dense glass is found to be 45° when in air and 15° when immersed in certain liquid. The refractive index of the liquid is

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A light ray of angle of incidence 40° emerged from the prism in minimum deviation position. Then what is the angle of emergence on the second surface?

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A ray of light is incident on one of the faces of the prism with an angle 40° with the surface. The angle of the prism is 60°. The emergent ray is deviated through an angle 38°. The angle of emergence is

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A light ray is incident normally on one of the refracting faces of a prism and just emerges out grazing the second surface. Then, the relation between angle of the prism and its critical angle is

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If the refractive index of a material of equilateral prism is 3, then angle of minimum deviation of the prism is

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A prism of the refractive index 2 has a refracting angle of 60°. At what angle a ray must be incident on it so that it suffers a minimum deviation?

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A ray of light is incident at an angle of 60° on a prism of refracting angle 60°. If refractive index of the material of the prism is 3, then angle between incident ray and emergent ray will be