One technique for measuring the angle of a prism is A parallel beam of light is directed onto the apex of the prism so that the beam reflects from opposite faces of the prism. Show that the angular separation of the two reflected beams is given by B 5 2A.

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Q: The absolute refractive indices of two medium 'X’ and 'Y' are 3/2 and 4/3 respectively. If the speed…

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Q: A ray of light traveling in through the river strikes a floating resin block at an angle of…

A: Given, Refractive index of water,μ1=1.33 Refractive index of raisin,μ2=1.67

Q: The index of refraction for a certain type of glass is 1.645 for blue light and 1.605 for red light.…

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Q: A ray of light travelling through air, Falls on the surface of a glass slab at an angle (i), it is…

A: We need to compute- Angle of incidence ∠i=? The data given as- Angle between reflected and refracted…

Q: The index of refraction for a certain type of glass is 1.641 for blue light and 1.603 for red light.…

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Q: The index of refraction for violet light in silica flint glass is ny , and that for red light is nR.…

A: Index of refraction for violet colour = nV   Index of refraction for red colour = nR   Angle of…

Q: A ray of light makes an angle of incidence of 45° at the center of the top surface of a transparent…

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Q: Light rays from the Sun make a 30°30° angle to the vertical when seen from below the surface of a…

A: SOlution: Given that Light rays from the Sun make a 30°30° angle to the vertical

Q: A light ray is incident at an angle of 20° on the surface between air and water. At what angle in…

A: Given-θ1=200index of refraction for air n1=1index of refraction for water n2=1.33

Q: A ray of light is incident on a glass of refractive index 1.5. The angle between the reflected and…

A: To find-Ratio of wavelength of reflected rays to wavelength of refracted rays=?Given-R.I. of glass…

Q: A light ray enters a material from air at at an angle of incidence of 30.0°. The ray continues…

A: Given,angle of incidence of the light, i = 30.0°angle of refraction, r = 23.0°the material is…

Q: A ray of light passing from water to air is deviated 10° from its original direction. What is the…

A: Refractive index of water = nw=1.33 Refractive index of air = na=1 On travelling from water to air…

Q: A beam of light is incident upon a flat piece of glass (n = 1.50) at an angle of incidence of 37.2°.…

A: Given: n = 1.5, we will consider it n2  angle of incidence 'θi' is 37.2° Let us assume the medium…

Q: In the figure, a double-glazed window consists of two identical panes of glass (ng = 1.40), each yg…

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Q: If n = 1.30, what is the largest angle of incidence 0, for which total internal reflection will…

A: Using Snell's law When the light goes from medium with refractive index n1 to medium with refractive…

Q: A ray of light passes from glass to water. The angle of incidence in the glass is 35 degrees. take…

A: Part 1 Angle of incidence = i = 35° Angle of refraction = r Refractive index of glass = ng=1.52…

Q: A ray of white light traveling through air enters a triangular prism that has an index of refraction…

A: The refractive index of the prism experienced by the red light is, μR=1.513 The refractive index of…

Q: In the figure, a ray of light is perpendicular to the face ab of a prism (n = 1.43). Find the…

A: A ray of light is incident on face ab of the prism, perpendicular to it. Since it is incident…

Q: The speed of light in a certain material is measured to be 2.2 × 108 m/s. A laser beam  traveling…

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Q: A ray of light strikes the midpoint of one face of an equiangular (60°-60°-60°) glass prism (n =…

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Q: The figure below shows the path of a light beam through several slabs with different indices of…

A: In medium 1:The angle of incidence on the bottom surface is .refractive index is In medium 2:The…

Q: A beam of light is incident upon a flat piece of glass (n=1.50) at an angle of incidence 30°. Part…

A: Given : angle of incidence, i = 30 °            refractive index of prism, n = 1.5

Q: In the figure, light from ray A refracts from material 1 into a thin layer of material 2, crosses…

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Q: A ray of light is incident on the mid-point of a glass prism surface at an angle of 23.4° with the…

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Q: In Figure, light is incident at angle 6,=40.1° on a boundary between two transparent materials. Some…

A: The given values are: Here, n5 denotes the refractive index of air.

Q: A ray of light is incident on a glass prism (n = 1.6) with an angle of incidence 0, = 40°. The ray…

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Q: A ray of white light traveling through air enters a triangular prism that has an index of refraction…

A: Given: The index of refraction for red light is nr=1.512. The index of refraction for violet right…

Q: dex of refraction for red light in water is 1.331, and that for blue light is 1.340. If a ray of…

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Q: If light in air with a wavelength of 760 nm is incident upon a piece of quartz (n = 1.54) at an…

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Q: A ray of light strikes a slab of glass at an angle of incidence of 35°. The angle of refraction in…

A: Using Snell law  sin i / sin r = 1.55/1.33 sin 35° / sin r = 1.1654 sin r = sin 35° /1.1654

Q: The figure below shows the path of a beam of light through several layers with different indices of…

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Q: A ray of light is incident normally on one of the faces of a prism of index of refraction n = 1.57.…

A: We will use the concept of the Snell's law to solve the above problem.  Snell's law stat that the…

Q: A light beam containing red and violet wavelengths is incident on a slab of quartz at an angle of…

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Q: A ray of light crosses the boundary between some substance with n = 1.61 and air, going from the…

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Q: Light coming from a fish makes an incidence angle of 30° to normal under the water. The index of…

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Dispersion of White Light

Snell’s law is a formula that gives a relation between the angle of incidence and angle of refraction and is given as: