Optics Questions
Optics Questions
Optics Questions
of refractive
1. A glass prism of refracting angle of 600and refractive index of 1.5 is completely immerged in water 0
0 ( Ans 8.6 )
index 1.33. Calculate the angle of minimum deviation Of prism. [given Sin -1 0.56 = 34.3 1
2. A certain prism is found to produce a minimum deviation of 510,while it produced a deviation of 62.480for two
values of angle of incidence manly 40.60 and 82.420 respectively. Determine the refracting angle of the prism,
the angle of incidence at minimum deviation and the refractive index of the material of the prism.
(Ans 60.54 0, 55.8 0, 1.65)
3. A glass prism has refracting angle of 600 and a refractive index of 1.5. Calculate the angle of incidence for
minimum deviation and value of minimum deviation. (Ans 37.180 48.590)
4. The refractive index of an equilateral prism is 1.53. What is the limiting angle of incidence of a ray that will be
transmitted through the pesm? (Ans 30.20)
surrounded by water of refractive index 1.33. A narrow beam
5. 7. An equilateral prism of refractive index 1.45 is (Ans: 70.80)
prism. Find the direction of the emergent beam.
of light is incident normally on one face of the
angle 600. Find the angle of incidence so that the emergent ray just
6. 8. A light ray is refracted through a prism of
1.45. ( Ans: 24.160)
graze in the second face. The refractive index of prism is
prism. A drop of liquid is placed on the hypotenuse
7. 9. Light is incident normally on the shortest face of 30 0-600-90 0
of the liquid may have if the light
of a prism. If the index of refraction is 1.5, find the maximum refractive index
is to be totally refracted. (Ans 1.3)
minimum deviation when
8. 10. A ray of light passing through an equilateral triangular prism from air undergoes
angle of incidence is ( —)th of the angle of prism. Calculate the speed of light in the prism.
1. IJnder what conditions does a prism produce the angle of minimum deviation?
2. Define angle of minimum deviation?
3. A glass prism is immersed in water. What happens to the value of angle of minimum deviation?
4. On what factors the deviation produced by a prism depend?
5. Can you ever have a situation in which light ray goes undedicated through a prism?
6. Is it possible that the existace of two differec angle of incidence for a single angle of deviation?
7. Find the condition for no emergent of light from a prism.
8. If a prism is immersed in a liquid whose refractive index is smaller than that of the prism, draw the diagram of
refracted ray
Objective Questions: BY CPC
1. A ray of light is incident at an angle Of 600on one face Of pr!sm when has refracting angle 300, The ray emerging
out of the prism makes an angle 300with incident rag. The refractive index of material is
b.
4 2
c. 03 d. 2
2. 2. A ray of light incident normally on one of the face of right angled isosceles prism is found totally reflected from
hypotenuse. The refractive index of material is
a. 1.2 b. 1.8
2. A deviation of so is observed from a thin prism. The refractive index of material is 1.5. 7'neangle of prism
is
a. 7.5 0 b. 10 0
c. 50 d. 3.30
4. 4. Angle of deviation of a prism depends on :
a. Angle of prism. b. Material of prism.
c. Angle of incidence. d. All above.
S. S. The angle of prism is A and the angle of minimum deviation is (180-2A). Then the refractive index of the
material of the prism is:
a. sin(A/2) b. cos(A/2)
c. tan(A/2) cl. cot(A/2)
6. There is a prism with refractive index equal to 2 and the refractingangle equal to 300 One of the refracting
surface of the prism is polished. A beam of monochromatic light will retraces its path if its angle of incidence
over the refracting surface of the prism is
a. 45 0 b. 0 0 c. 60 0 d. 75 0
7. A giass pris.-,-sof refrac.t;veiadex l. c imm •jsed-ic Nate
4/3).A light beam incident normaily on the face AB as shown in figure i.' totally
reflected to reach the face BC if:
a. sine > (8/9) b. sine < (8/9)
c. sine < (2/3) d. sine > (2/3)
8. 8. A ray of light originated in air falls perpendicularly nn the shortest face of a
right angled isosceles (900-450-450) triangular glass prism of refractive
index 1.5. The angle of deviation in this case is
a. 90 0 b. 45 0 c
c. 1200 d. 1800
9. In an equilateral prism. If angle of incidence equals to angle of emergence and the angle of incidence is % thof
angle of prism. Then find the angle of deviation produced.
a. 90 0 b. 45 0
c. 120 0 d. 30 0
10. The refracting angle of a small angle of prisrn is A. The relation in h e-tweet: 6minand angle of refraction will be
( = 1.5)
a. 6min -1.5 r
b. 6min
• min
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c d b d d a a a d a