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Figure shows a mixture of blue-green and red coloured rays, incident normally on a right-angled prism. The critical angles of the materials of the prism for red, green and blue are 46o44o and 43o Respectively. The arrangement will separate-

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Important Questions on Refraction, Dispersion and Lens

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Three rays of light, namely red R, green (G) and blue (B) are incident on the face PQ of a right angled prism PQR as shown in figure.

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The refractive indices of the material of the prism for red, green and blue wavelength are 1.27,1.42 and 1.49 respectively. The colour of the ray(s) emerging out of the face PR is :

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When a ray of light is incident normally on one refracting surface of an equilateral prism, (refractive index of the material of the prism is 1.5)
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Show, with the help of ray diagrams, how an image is produced in a totally-reflecting prism.

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The angle of minimum deviation for an incident light ray on an equilateral prism is equal to its refracting angle. The refracting index of its material is
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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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A light ray is incident perpendicularly to one face of a 90o Prism and is totally internally reflected at the glass-air interface. If the angle of reflection is 45o, we conclude that the refractive index μ.

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Draw ray diagram to deviate a ray of light by 90°, 180° and inversion without deviation. Name the phenomenon used and write its conditions.

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A ray of light is incident on the vertical surface of a prism after traveling parallel to the base inside the prism. If μ is the refractive index of the material of the prism, the maximum value of the base angle for which light is totally reflected from the hypotenuse is
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A ray falls on a prism ABCAB=BC and travels as shown in figure. The minimum refractive index of the prism material should be

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A beam of light consisting of red, green and blue colours is incident on a right-angled prism. The refractive index of the material of a prism for red, green and blue wavelengths are 1:391.44 and 1.47 Respectively. The prism will____

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Two parallel light rays are incident at one surface of a prism as shown in the figure. The prism is made of glass of refractive index 1.5. The angle between the rays as they emerge is nearly.

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Consider the following statements-
I. In a periscope, prisms are used to turn the incoming light through 90°.
II. In a periscope, plane mirrors can also be used instead of prisms.
III. The loss of intensity of light is more in the case of reflections by a mirror. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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The refractive index of the material of an equilateral prism is 3. What is the angle of minimum deviation δ.

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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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In the given figure, the principal section of a glass prism is an isosceles triangle ABC with AB=AC . The face AC is silvered. A ray incident normally on face AB, after two reflections emerges from the base BC in a direction perpendicular to it. What is the angle BAC of a prism?

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For an angle of incidence θ on an equilateral prism of refractive index 3. The ray refracted is parallel to the base inside the prism. The value of θ is 
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A right-angled crown glass prism with critical angle   41° is placed before an object PQ in two positions as shown in figures (i) and (ii). Trace the paths of the rays from P and Q passing through the prisms in the two cases.

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The refractive index of the material of the prism and liquid are 1.56 and 1.32, respectively. What will be the value of θ for the following refraction?

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An isosceles glass prism with angles 40° is clamped over a tray of water in a position such that the base is just dipped in water. A ray of light incident normally on the inclined face suffers total internal reflection at the base. If the refractive index of water is 1.33 then the condition imposed on the refractive index μ of the glass is