Question:

In an experiment for determination of refractive index of glass of a prism by i – δ plot, it was found that a ray incident it an angle 35° suffers a deviation of 40° and that it emerges at an angle 79°. In that case, which of the following is closest to the maximum possible value of the refractive index?

Options :

  • (a) 1.6
  • (b) 1.7
  • (c) 1.8
  • (d) 1.5

Answer :

(d) 1.5

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