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What is an erecting prism?

Important Questions on Refraction of Light

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The refractive index of glass is 32 and that of water is 43. The critical angle for a ray of light going from glass to water is
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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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What is an erecting prism?
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Write a short note on prisms making use of total internal reflection.
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A parallel beam of light falls normally on the first face of a prism of small angle.The portion of the beam which is refracted at the second surface is deviated through an angle of 6°30'and the portion which is reflected at the second surface and emerges again at the first surface makes an angle of 1°15'With the direction of the incident beam. Calculate the angle of the prism and the refractive index of glass.
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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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What is a diagonal on a telescope?
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State three actions that a total reflecting prism can produce.
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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
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The most appropriate reason for the use of prism in preference to a mirror in a periscope is that:
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Describe briefly the principle of operation of a totally reflecting prism.
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With the help of a ray diagram, show how the deviation of a light ray can be made equal to 0° by using a total reflecting prism.
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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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How does an erecting eyepiece work?
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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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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 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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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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Show, by ray-diagram, how a totally reflecting glass prism can be used to deviate a ray through 180°.

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With the help of a ray diagram, show how the deviation of a light ray can be made equal to 180°.