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Find the angular dispersion between red and blue rays of light produced by a flint glass prism of refracting angle . The refractive indices of flint glass for red and blue light are and respectively.

Important Questions on Refraction and Dispersion of Light through a Prism
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The refractive indices for light of violet, yellow and red colours for glass are respectively and . Find the dispersive power of glass.

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The deviation produced for violet, yellow and red lights for crown glass are and respectively. Calculate the dispersive power of the crown glass.

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Calculate dispersive power of a transparent material given: .

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The refractive indices of a material for red, violet and yellow lights are and respectively. Calculate the dispersive power of the material. If the mean deviation is , then will be the angular dispersion produced by a prism of this material?

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The refractive index of the material of a prism is and the angle of the prism is . On of the two refracting surfaces of the prism is made a mirror inwards, by silver coating. A beam of monochromatic light entering the prism from the other face will retrace its path (after reflection from the silvered surface) if its angle of incidence on the prism is:

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In an experiment for determination of the refractive index of a glass of a prism by , plot, it was found that a ray incident at an angle , suffers minimum deviation of and that it emerges at an angle . In that case which of the following is closest to the maximum possible value of the refractive index?

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The refracting angle of a prism is and the refractive index of its material is . The angle of minimum deviation is:

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The angle of incidence for a ray of light at a refracting surface of a prism is . The angle of prism is . If the ray suffers deviation through the prism, the angle of minimum deviation and refractive index of the material of the prism respectively, are:
