{"id":149258,"date":"2024-03-04T17:29:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=149258"},"modified":"2024-03-04T17:29:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:59:38","slug":"a-ray-of-light-is-incident-normally-on-one-face-of-an-equilateral-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/quiz\/a-ray-of-light-is-incident-normally-on-one-face-of-an-equilateral-glass","title":{"rendered":"A ray of light is incident normally on one face of an equilateral glass&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A ray of light is incident normally on one face of an equilateral glass prism of refractive index . When the prism is completely immersed in a transparent medium, it is observed that the emergent ray just grazes the adjacent face. Find the refractive index of the medium.<\/h2>\n<h3>Ans.<\/h3>\n<h3>Based on the critical condition where the emergent ray just grazes the adjacent face of the prism, we find that the refractive index of the surrounding medium (<span class=\"math math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">\ufffd\ufffd<\/span><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal\">n<\/span><span class=\"msupsub\"><span class=\"vlist-t vlist-t2\"><span class=\"vlist-r\"><span class=\"vlist\"><span class=\"sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal mtight\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vlist-s\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>) is equal to the refractive index of the prism (<span class=\"math math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">\ufffd\ufffd<\/span><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal\">n<\/span><span class=\"msupsub\"><span class=\"vlist-t vlist-t2\"><span class=\"vlist-r\"><span class=\"vlist\"><span class=\"sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal mtight\">p<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vlist-s\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>).<\/h3>\n<h3>Hence, <span class=\"math math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">\ufffd\ufffd=\ufffd\ufffd<\/span><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal\">n<\/span><span class=\"msupsub\"><span class=\"vlist-t vlist-t2\"><span class=\"vlist-r\"><span class=\"vlist\"><span class=\"sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal mtight\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vlist-s\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"mrel\">=<\/span><\/span><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal\">n<\/span><span class=\"msupsub\"><span class=\"vlist-t vlist-t2\"><span class=\"vlist-r\"><span class=\"vlist\"><span class=\"sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal mtight\">p<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vlist-s\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ray of light is incident normally on one face of an equilateral glass prism of refractive index . When the prism is completely immersed in a transparent medium, it is observed that the emergent ray just grazes the adjacent face. Find the refractive index of the medium. Ans. 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