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प्रश्न
What is lateral displacement?
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उत्तर
The perpendicular distance between the path of the emergent ray and the direction of the incident ray is called the lateral displacement.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Why do we get a spectrum of seven colors when white light is dispersed by a prism?
Draw a ray diagram to show the refraction of a monochromatic ray through a prism when it suffers minimum deviation.
Using the curve, how do you infer that for given prism, the angle of minimum deviation δmin is unique for the given light?

Name the phenomenon responsible in the following case:
Twinkling of stars
Does the depth of a tank of water appear to change or remain the same when viewed normally from above?
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- If not, the state which letter will be raised to the maximum. Give a reason for your answer.
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How does the angle of deviation produced by a prism depend on the colour of light used? Which colour of white light is deviated (i) most, (ii) least, by a prism?
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