Physics
A ray of light enters a glass slab ABDC as shown in figure and strikes at the centre O of the circular part AC of the slab. The critical angle of glass is 42°. Complete the path of the ray till it emerges out from the slab. Mark the angles in the diagram wherever necessary.
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In the figure, PQ and PR are the two light rays emerging from an object P. The ray PQ is refracted as QS.
(a) State the special name given to the angle of incidence ∠PQN of the ray PQ.
(b) What is the angle of refraction for the refracted ray QS?
(c) Name the phenomenon that occurs if the angle of incidence ∠PQN is increased.
(d) The ray PR suffers partial reflection and refraction on the water-air surface. Give reason.
(e) Draw in the diagram the refracted ray for the incident ray PR and hence show the position of image of the object P by the letter P' when seen vertically from above.
The refractive index of glass is 1.5. From a point P inside a glass slab, draw rays PA, PB and PC incident on the glass-air surface at an angle of incidence 30°, 42° and 60° respectively.
(a) In the diagram show the approximate direction of these rays as they emerge out of the slab.
(b) What is the angle of refraction for the ray PB?
(Take sin 42° = 2 / 3)
What is a total reflecting prism? State three actions that it can produce. Draw a diagram to show one such action of the total reflecting prism.
Show with the help of a diagram how a total reflecting prism can be used to turn a ray of light through 90°. Name one instrument in which such a prism is used.