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प्रश्न
A ray of light OP passes through a right angles prism as shown in the adjacent diagram.
(a) State the angles of incidence at the faces AC and BC.
(b) Name the phenomenon which the ray suffers at the face AC.
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उत्तर
(a) The angle of incidence at the face AC is 45° and angle of incidence at the face BC is 0°.
(b) The ray suffers total internal reflection at the face AC.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is meant by the statement the critical angle for diamond is 24°?
Rahim recorded the following sets of observations while tracing the path of a ray of light passing through a rectangular glass slab for different angles of incidence.
|
S. No. |
Angle of incidence |
Angle of refraction |
Angle of emergence |
|
I |
45° |
41° |
45° |
|
II |
40° |
38° |
38° |
|
III |
45° |
41° |
40° |
|
IV |
41° |
45° |
41° |
The correct observation is recorded at serial number:
(1) I
(2) II
(3) III
(4) IV
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(c) What radiation would you detect above X and below Y?

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