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Draw a diagram to show how an image is produced by a pair of total reflecting prisms arranged as in a periscope.

Important Questions on Refraction of Light at a Plane Interface : Total Internal Reflection : Optical Fibre

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State the laws of refraction. Distinguish between absolute refractive index and refractive index of a medium. Show that n=cv, where letters have usual meanings.

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Explain why does a swimming pool appears shallower than it actually is. Obtain an expression for the normal displacement of an object immersed in water.

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Explain, with ray-diagram, total internal reflection of light. Give two conditions for it to take place. Obtain relation between critical angle and refractive index of the denser medium.

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A ray of light while travelling from a denser to a rarer medium undergoes total internal reflection. Deduce expression for the critical angle in terms of the speeds of light in the respective media.
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Show, by a ray-diagram, how a totally reflecting glass prism can be used to deviate a ray through 90°.

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Show, by ray-diagram, how a totally reflecting glass prism can be used to deviate a ray through 180°.

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Explain the refraction of light, write its laws and also write the basic cause of refraction of light. Derive the relation n= Real depth  Apparent depth .

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Define reversibility of light, refractive index and absolute refractive index. Can the value of absolute refractive index be lesser than 1?