Question #155804

A pin placed in contact with one surface of a glass block of thickness 15ck and of refractive index 1.5 is viewed by the normal of the opposite surface . By how much does the pin appear to be displaced .


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Expert's answer
2021-01-15T09:32:47-0500

The refractive index can be found with the following equation:


n=drealdapparent, dapparent=drealn=151.5=10 cm.n=\frac{d_\text{real}}{d_\text{apparent}},\\\space\\ d_\text{apparent}=\frac{d_\text{real}}{n}=\frac{15}{1.5}=10\text{ cm}.

So, the pin appear to be displaced by


d=drealdapparent=1510=5 cm.d=d_\text{real}-d_\text{apparent}=15-10=5\text{ cm}.


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