A parallel beam of light falls normally on one phase of a small angled glass prism. Part of the beam
is refracted at the second phase and is deviated through an angle of 1.8o
. Another part is reflected
at the second phase and emerges at the first making an angle of 9.2o
with the normal. Calculate:
(i) The refractive index of the glass.
(ii) The angle of the prism.
Answer
We know according to optics when A parallel beam of light falls normally on one phase of a small angled glass.
So we can write
----(1)
where is the deviation angle, θ is angle of the prism, n is the refractive index of the glass of given data.
According to condition, we have
°
So we have
r2=r1=1.8°
The deviation angle is equal to
According to Snellus's law, we get
Using (1) we get
n=1.96
Using (1), we get as
11.46
(So The refractive index of the glass is equal to 1.96.
And also he angle of the prism is equal to 11.46
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