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A ray of light is incident at 60^o on a
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A ray of light is incident at
6
0
o
on a prism of refracting angle
3
0
o
. The emerging ray is at an angle
3
0
o
with the incident ray. The value of refractive index of the prism is?
A
4
3
B
2
3
C
3
D
3
2
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Correct option is C)
angle of prism A is 30
angle of incidence is 60 degree
angle of deviation is 30 degree
i
1
+
i
2
=
A
+
δ
the angle of emegrance
i
2
=
A
+
δ
−
i
1
=
3
0
+
3
0
−
6
0
=
0
'the emergent ray
r
1
+
r
2
=
A
i
2
=
0
,
r
2
=
0
r
1
=
A
=
3
0
0
using snells law
n
=
s
i
n
r
1
s
i
n
i
1
=
s
i
n
3
0
s
i
n
6
0
=
1
.
7
3
2
since emergent ray is normal
δ
=
δ
m
=
3
0
0
s
i
n
3
0
/
2
s
i
n
(
3
0
+
3
0
/
2
)
=
1
.
7
3
2
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