Physics
A ray of light PQ falls normally on the hypotenuse of a right angled prism ABC as shown below
(a) Copy the diagram and complete the path of ray PQ till it emerges from the prism.
(b) What is the value of the angle of deviation of the ray?
(c) Name an instrument where this action of prism is used.
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(a) Below diagram shows the path of the ray PQ till it emerges from the prism with all the angles labelled:
(b) The angle of deviation of the ray PQ is 180°.
(c) This action of the prism is used in Binoculars.
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