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As light rays emerge from a glass prism into air, are they refracted towards or away from the normal?

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As light rays emerge from a glass prism into the air, they are refracted away from the normal.

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अध्याय 6: The Human Eyes And The Colorful World - Exercise 4 [पृष्ठ २८८]

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लखमीर सिंग Physics (Science) [English] Class 10
अध्याय 6 The Human Eyes And The Colorful World
Exercise 4 | Q 2 | पृष्ठ २८८

संबंधित प्रश्न

In the following diagram the correctly marked angles are : 

(a) ∠A and ∠e

(b) ∠i, ∠A and ∠D

(c) ∠A ∠r and ∠e

(b) ∠A ∠r and ∠D


Study the following ray diagram:

In this diagram, the angle of incidence, the angle of emergence and the angle of deviation respectively have been represented by

(A) y, p, z

(B) x, q, z

(C) p, y, z

(D) p, z, y


As light rays pass from air into a glass prism, are they refracted towards or away from the normal?


In the formation of spectrum of white light by a prism: 

 which colour is deviated least?


A beam of white light falls on a glass prism. The colour of light which undergoes the least bending on passing through the glass prism is:
(a) violet
(b) red
(c) green
(d) blue


In figure AO is the ray of white light falling on a prism PQR. Complete the diagram till the light emerges out from the prism and falls on the screen.


Explain the cause of dispersion of white light through a prism.


  1. A beam of monochromatic light undergoes minimum deviation through an equiangular prism, how does the beam pass through the prism, with respect to its base?
  2. If white light is used in the same way as in part (a) above, what change do you expect in the emergent beam?
  3. What conclusion do you draw about the nature of white light in part (b)?

What do you understand by the term spectrum?


In which of the following four diagrams is the correct path of a ray of light passing through a glass prism shown ?



Distinguish between an impure spectrum and a pure spectrum.


Sunlight entering through a narrow aperture falls on a prism. Draw a neat labelled ray diagram to show the formation of the spectrum on a screen. Name the colour obtained nearer the base of the prism.


In the figure, a beam of light consisting of three colours blue, red, and yellow is incident on a prism and on a rectangular glass block respectively. Complete the diagram by drawings of the refracted and emergent rays.


The process of separation of light into its component colours while passing through a medium is called _______.


When white light enters a glass prism from the air, the angle of deviation is least for ____________.


Name the scientist who was the first to use a glass prism to obtain the spectrum of sunlight.


Which one of the following is involved for the formation of rainbow in the sky? 


dispersive power of crown glass? Given that µv = 1.5230, µr = 1.5145


When sunlight passes through water droplets in the atmosphere it gets dispersed into its constituent colours forming a rainbow. A similar phenomenon is observed when white light passes through a prism.

Which colour will show the maximum angle of deviation and which colour will show the minimum angle of deviation?


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