Refraction Through a Prism

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Refraction Through a Prism: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Prism, Condition for Minimum Deviation in Prism, Refractive Index Formula for Prism, Deviation by Prism and, Deviation versus Incident Angle Graph in Prism

Important Questions on Refraction Through a Prism

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A glass prism of absolute refractive index of 1.52 is surrounded by a medium. The emergent rays are bent either upwards or downwards.

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Select the suitable surrounding mediums from the given table of refractive indices here for each of the above refractions through the prisms P and Q. Give reason for the choice of the mediums.

Medium Refractive index
Benzene 1.50
Carbon disulphide 1.63
Ethyl alcohol 1.36
Aqueous sodium chloride 1.54

 

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In the given combination of three triangular prisms, a ray of light enters the first prism on the left and exits from prism on the right after refraction. Consider the angles of the prisms to be small and the ratio A0/A=2.

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Prove that for a net deviation produced in the light ray to be zero, μ=μ0 in the given combination.

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The angle of minimum deviation for a glass prism with μ=3 equals the refracting angle of the prism. What is the angle of the prism?

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A beam of light consisting of three colours namely red (R), Green (G) and yellow (Y) is incident on the prism as shown below. Complete the diagram to show refracted and emergent ray.

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What is the relation between i and e when a prism is in the position of minimum deviation? 

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A ray passes through an equilateral glass prism such that i=e, which is 3/4 of the prism angle. Then deviation will be -

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Read the paragraph and the figure carefully and answer the questions.

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The figure shows a constant deviation prism ABCD. The incident ray is PQ and the emergent ray is ST. Although it is made up of one piece of glass, it is equivalent to two 30°-60°-90° prisms and one 45°-45-90° prism. The angle θ1 is the angle of incidence on face AB. The path of the ray inside the prism is indicated in the figure. For this prism, μ=2sinθ1

The angle of refraction on the face AB is

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The graph is plotted between the angle of deviation δ and angle of incidence i for a triangular prism is represented by which of the following:

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Which measure of dispersion is calculated by taking the average of the absolute deviations from the mean?

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Which measure of dispersion is defined as the average of the squared differences from the mean?

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Which major river in North India is navigable and used for water transport?

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Which measure of dispersion is most affected by extreme values in the data set?

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Which measure of dispersion is defined as the average of the squared differences from the Mean?

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Which measure of dispersion is calculated as the square root of the average of the squared deviations from the mean?

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Which of the following is a measure of dispersion that represents the average of the absolute deviations from the mean?

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