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प्रश्न
Comment on the statement ‘The refractive index of glass is 3/2.’
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उत्तर
It means that the speed of light in glass is 2/3rd the speed of light in the air (or vacuum).
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Select from the following the best experimental setup for tracing the path of a ray of light passing through a rectangular glass slab.

(a) P
(b) Q
(c) R
(d) S
Four students P, Q, R and S traced the path of a ray of light passing through a glass slab for an angle of incidence 40° and measured the angle of refraction. The values as measured them were 18°; 22°; 25° and 30° respectively. The student who has performed the experiment methodically is
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
Draw diagrams to show the refraction of light from
- air to glass, and
- glass to air. In each diagram, label the incident ray, refracted ray, the angle of incidence
- and the angle of refraction (r).
A ray of light strikes the surface at a rectangular glass slab such that the angle of incidence is 45o.
In each case, draw diagram to show the path taken by the ray as it passes through the glass slab and emerges from it.
Name the phenomenon responsible in the following case:
Apparent bending of a stick in water
Trace a ray of light incident at 30° on a surface if travelling from air to glass. What is the angle of refraction in this case? (R.I. for glass = 3/2).
Write the approximate values of speed of light in (i) air and (ii) glass. Use these values to calculate the refractive index of glass with respect to air.
