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प्रश्न
Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentence
The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 3/2. The refractive index of air with respect to glass will be ……………….
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उत्तर
The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 3/2. The refractive index of air with respect to glass will be 2/3
संबंधित प्रश्न
With the help of diagram of the principal section of a prism, indicate its refracting surfaces, refracting edge and base.
The critical angle for glass-air is 45° for the light of yellow colour. State whether it will be less than, equal to, or more than 45° for (i) ref light, (ii) blue light?
The refractive index of air with respect to glass is expressed as `""_g μ_a=sin i /sin r`.
- Write down a similar expression for aμg in terms of the angles i and r.
- If angle r = 90°, what is the corresponding angle i called?
- What is the physical significance of the angle i in part (b)?
A student traces the path of a ray of white light through a rectangular glass slab and marks, the angles of incidence (∠i) , refraction (∠r) and emergence (∠e) as shown. Which angle or angles has he not marked correctly?

(A) ∠i only
(B) ∠i and ∠r
(C) ∠i and ∠e
(D) ∠r and ∠e
Four students A, B, C and D traced the paths of incident ray and the emergent ray by fixing pins P and Q for incident ray and pins R and S for emergent ray for a ray of light passing through a glass slab.

The correct emergent ray was traced by the student:
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
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- the angle of refraction and
- the angle of deviation for the ray?
Name the phenomenon responsible in the following case:
Twinkling of stars
Why is the colour red used as a sign of danger?
Define the term refractive index of a medium in terms of velocity of light.
The speed of light in air is 3 × 108 ms-1. Calculate the speed of light in water. The refractive index of water is 4/3.
