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Question
Light of a single colour is passed through a liquid having a piece of glass suspended in it. On changing the temperature of liquid, at a particular temperature the glass piece is not seen. When is the glass piece not seen?
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Solution
The glass piece is not seen when the refractive index of liquid becomes equal to the refractive index of glass.
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