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A ray of monochromatic light is incident on the face of prism near vertex at an incident angle of (see figure). If the refractive index of the material of the prism is , which of the following is (are) correct?

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A

The ray gets totally internally reflected at face

B

The ray comes out through face

C

The angle between the incident ray and the emergent ray is

D

The angle between the incident ray and the emergent ray is

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Correct options are A) , B) and C)

Ray OP goes parallel to the side BC. Hence the angle of incidence of this ray on the side CD becomes .

Applying Snell's Law at the point Q,


Hence, this is a case of total internal reflection.

Thus the angle of incidence on Q is equal to the angle of reflection.
This forms as angle of incidence on side AD.

By Snell's Law,



Thus the angle between rays OP and RS is .

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