
A circular beam of light (diameter ) falls on a plane surface of a liquid. The angle of incidence is and refractive index of the liquid is . The diameter of the refracted beam is


Important Questions on Geometric Optics
A beam of light consisting of red, green and blue colours is incident on a right angled prism. The refractive indices of the material of prism for the above red, green and blue wavelengths are and respectively. The prism will





The optical density of turpentine is higher than that of water while its mass density is lower. Figure shows a layer of turpentine floating over water in a container. For which one of the four rays incident on turpentine in figure, the path shown is correct?

A car is moving with at a constant speed of on a straight road. Looking at the rear view mirror, the driver finds that the car following him is at a distance of and is approaching with a speed of .
In order to keep track of the car in the rear, the driver begins to glance alternatively at the rear and side mirror of his car after every till the other car overtakes. If the two cars were maintaining their speeds, which of the following statement (s) is/are correct?

There are certain materials developed in laboratories that have a negative refractive index figure. A ray incident from air (medium ) into such a medium (medium ) shall follow a path given by
