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A ray of light is incident normally on one of the faces of a prism of apex angle
3
0
o
and refractive index
2
. The angle of deviation of the ray is
A
0
o
B
1
2
.
5
o
C
1
5
o
D
2
2
.
5
o
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Updated on : 2022-09-05
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Correct option is C)
Using geometry in the figure, we get incident angle at prism face AC
i
=
3
0
o
Snell's law at P :
μ
s
i
n
i
=
1
×
s
i
n
r
∴
2
×
s
i
n
3
0
o
=
s
i
n
r
⟹
r
=
s
i
n
−
1
(
2
1
)
=
4
5
o
Thus deviation of ray:
δ
=
r
−
i
=
4
5
o
−
3
0
o
=
1
5
o
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