The angle of a prism is A. One of its refracting surfaces is silvered. Light rays falling at an angle of incidence 24 on the first surface returns back through the same path after suffering reflection at the silvered surface. The refractive index µ, of the prism is :

The angle of a prism is A. One of its refracting surfaces is silvered. Light rays falling at an angle of incidence 24 on the first surface returns back through the same path after suffering reflection at the silvered surface. The refractive index µ, of the prism is :

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Chapter22: Reflection And Refraction Of Light

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 18P: A ray of light strikes a flat, 2.00-cm-thick block of glass (n = 1.50) at ail angle of 30.0 with...

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