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Glass prism having a refractive index μ, placed in a air, for that angle of minimum deviation of prism is same as angle of prism. Then what is value of angle of prism?

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It was found that the refractive index of material of a certain prism varied as 1.5+0.004λ2, where λ is the wavelength of light used to measure the refractive index. The same material was then used to construct a thin prism of apex angle 10°. Angles of minimum deviation δm of the prism were recorded for the sources with wavelengths λ1 and λ2 respectively. Then
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The graph between angle of deviation δ and angle of incidence i for a triangular prism is represented by :
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A ray of light is incident at an angle of 60 on one face of a prism of angle 30 . The emergent ray of light makes an angle of 30 with incident ray. The angle made by the emergent ray with second face of prism will be:
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A prism has a refracting angle of 60o. When placed in the position of minimum deviation, it produces a deviation of 30o. The angle of incidence is
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The refracting angle of a prism is A , and refractive index of the material of the prism is cotA2. The angle of minimum deviation is
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A parallel beam of light is incident from air at an angle α on the side PQ of a right angled triangular prism of refractive index n=2 . Light undergoes total internal reflection in the prism at the face PR when α has a minimum value of 45o. The angle θ of the prism is:

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The angle of a prism is 60o . When light is incident at an angle of 60o on the prism, the angle of emergence is 40o . The angle of incidence i for which the light ray will deviate the least is such that
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Two sentences are given below and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences.

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Monochromatic light is incident on a glass prism of angle A. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is μ , a ray, incident at an angle θ , on the face AB would get transmitted through the face AC of the prism provided:

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In the following sentence, a blank space with four options is given. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.

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For a prism of prism angle θ=60°, the refractive indices of the left half and the right half are, respectively, n1 and n2n2n1 as shown in the figure. The angle of incidence i is chosen such that the incident light rays will have minimum deviation if n1=n2=n=1.5. For the case of unequal refractive indices, n1=n and n2=n+n (where n<<n), the angle of emergence e=i+e. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

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A glass prism has a right-triangular cross section, ABC, with A=90°. A ray of light parallel to the hypotenuse, BC and, incident on the side, AB emerges grazing the side, AC. Another ray, again parallel to the hypotenuse, BC, incident on the side, AC suffers total internal reflection at the side, AB. Which one of the following must be true about the refractive index, μ of the material of the prism?
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What is the required condition, if the light incident on one face of a prism, does not emerge from the other face?
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A prism is made up of material of refractive index 2. The angle of the prism is A . If the angle of minimum deviation is equal to the angle of the prism, the value of A is
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A thin prism having refracting angle 10o is made of glass of refractive index 1.42. This prism is combined with another thin prism made of glass of refractive index 1.7. This combination produces dispersion without deviation. The refracting angle of second prism should be
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A rectangular block is composed of three different glass prisms (with refractive indices μ1, μ2 and  μ3 ) as shown in the figure below. A ray of light incident normal to the left face emerges normal to the right face. Then the refractive indices are related by

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The angle of incidence for a ray of light at a refracting surface of a prism is 45o. The angle of prism is 60o. If the ray suffers minimum deviation through the prism, the angle of minimum deviation and refractive index of the material of the prism respectively, are:
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A ray PQ incident on the refracting face BA is refracted in the prism BAC as shown in the figure and emerges from the other refracting face AC as RS such that AQ=AR. If the angle of prism A=60o and the refractive index of the material of prism is 3, then the angle of deviation of the ray is

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For an isosceles prism of angle A and refractive index μ it is found that, the angle of minimum deviation is  δm=A. Which of the following options is/are correct?