In the position of minimum deviation when a ray of yellow light passes through a prism,its angle of incidence is
- ALess than the emergent angle
- BGreater than the emergent angle
- CSum of the angle of incidence and emergent angle is $90^{\circ}$
- DEqual to the emergent angle
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$A$ ray of light suffers minimum deviation when incident on a prism having an angle of the prism equal to $60^{\circ}$. The refractive index of the prism material is $\sqrt{2}$. The angle of incidence (in degrees) is . . . . . . .
The angle of deviation $\delta$ produced by a prism of refractive index $\mu$ and small refracting angle $A$ is given by:
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View Solution$A$ light ray is incident on a prism of angle $A = 60^{\circ}$ and refractive index $\mu = \sqrt{2}$. The angle of incidence at which the emergent ray grazes the surface is given by:
Angle of minimum deviation is equal to the half of the angle of prism in an equilateral prism. The refractive index of the prism is . . . . . . .
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View Solution$A$ ray of light suffers a minimum deviation when incident on an equilateral prism of refractive index $ \sqrt{2} $. The angle of incidence is (in $^{\circ}$)
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