Refraction through a Prism

IMPORTANT

Refraction through a Prism: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Prism,Deviation by Prism,Deviation versus Incident Angle Graph in Prism, etc.

Important Questions on Refraction through a Prism

EASY
IMPORTANT

A thin prism of angle 5° is placed at a distance of 10 cm from the object. The distance of the image from the object is (given μ of prism=1.5)

EASY
IMPORTANT

A prism has a refractive index 3 2 and refracting angle 90°. Find the minimum deviation produced by prism

EASY
IMPORTANT

A ray incident at angle 53o on a prism emerges at an angle at 37o as shown. If the angle of incidence is made 50o, which of the following is a possible value of the angle of emergence.

Question Image

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

A parallel beam of light falls normaly on the first face of a prism of small angle. At the second face it is partly transmitted and partly reflected, the reflected beam striking at the first face again, and emerging from it in a direction making an angle 6o 30' with the reversed direction of the incident beam. The refracted beam is found to have undergone a deviation of 1o 15' from the original direction. Find the refractive index of the glass and the angle of the prism.

EASY
IMPORTANT

The refractive indices of the crown glass for violet and red lights are 1.51 and 1.49 respectively and those of the flint glass are 1.77 and 1.73 respectively. A prism of angle 6° is made of crown glass. A beam of white light is incident at a small angle on this prism. The other thin flint glass prism is combined with the crown glass prism such that net mean deviation is 1.5° anticlockwise.
A screen is placed normal to the emerging beam at a distance of 2 m from the prism combination. Find the distance between red and violet spot on the screen. Which is the topmost colour on screen.

EASY
IMPORTANT

How does the angle of minimum deviation of a glass prism vary, if the incident violet light is replaced with red light?

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

A ray of light undergoes deviation of   30°  when incident on an equilateral prism of refractive index   2 . What is the angle subtended  by the ray inside the prism with the base of the prism is ?

EASY
IMPORTANT

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

Question Image

EASY
IMPORTANT

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

Question Image

EASY
IMPORTANT

A ray of light is incident normally on one of the faces of a prism of apex angle 30°and refractive index 2. The angle of deviation of the ray is

EASY
IMPORTANT

The refractive index of a transparent liquid filled in an equilateral hollow prism is 2. The angle of minimum deviation for the liquid will be _______°.

EASY
IMPORTANT

ABC is 30°, 60°, 90° prism respectively. Incident Ray PQ is perpendicular to BC . Critical angle of prism material is 50° degree and refractive index is 3 . Calculate angle of emergence

EASY
IMPORTANT

The refractive index of equilateral prism is µ=2, then find its minimum angle of deviation (in degree).

EASY
IMPORTANT

The angle of deviation suffered by ray of light incident on a small angled prism, of refracting angle 2° and the refractive index 1.5 will be

EASY
IMPORTANT

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

Question Image

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

 

EASY
IMPORTANT

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.

Question Image

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

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

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?

EASY
IMPORTANT

A ray coming from an object is reflected totally at the slant surface of the prism. The possible orientation of the image is

Question Image

EASY
IMPORTANT

Prove that μ= sinA+δm2sinA2.

EASY
IMPORTANT

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.

Question Image