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A light ray travelling in glass medium is incident on glass-air interface at an angle of incidence θ. The reflected (R) and transmitted (T) intensities, both as functions of Q are plotted. The correct sketch in Fig. 13.89, is

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Let the XY-plane be the boundary between two transparent media. Medium 1 in Z0 has a refractive index of 2 and medium 2 with Z<0 has a refractive index of 3. A ray of light in medium 1 given by the vector A=63i^+83j^-10k^ is incident on the plane of separation. The angle of refraction in medium 2 is
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A beaker contains water upto a height h1 and kerosene of height h2 above water so that the total height of the (water + kerosene) is h1+h2. Refractive index of water is μ1 and that of kerosene is μ2. The apparent shift in the position of the bottom of the beaker when viewed from above is
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Wavelength of given light wave in air and in a medium are 6000 Å and 4000 Å respectively. The critical angle is
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A prism having refractive index 1.414 and refracting angle 30° has one of the refracting surface silvered. A beam of light incident on the other refracting surface will retrace its path, if the angle of incidence is
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In a pond of water, a flame is held 2 m above the surface of water. A fish is at depth of 4 m from water surface. Refractive index of water is 43. The apparent height of the flame from the eyes of fish is

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A ray of light is incident on the surface of a glass plate of thickness t. If the angle of incidence θ is small, the emerging ray would be displaced sideways by an amount (Take n= Refractive index of glass) 
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A ray OP of monochromatic light is incident on the face AB of prism ABCD near vertex B at an incident angle of 60, Fig. 13.90. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is 3, which of the following is (are) correct?

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Is the velocity of light same in all media _____?