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A Coin is Places at the Bottom of a Beaker Containing Water (Refractive Index = 4/3) to a Depth of 12 Cm. by What Height the Coin Appears to Be Raised When Seen from Vertically Above?

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A coin is places at the bottom of a beaker containing water (refractive index = 4/3) to a depth of 12 cm. By what height the coin appears to be raised when seen from vertically above? 

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Solution

Refractive index of the water, 𝛍w = 4/3
Real depth at which the coin is places = 12 cm
Shift in the image = ?  

Shift = `"real depth"xx(1-1/µ)` 

Shift= `12(1-3/4)` 

R=12/4=3 cm

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