The variation of refractive index of a crown glass thin prism with wavelength of the incident light is shown. Which of the following graphs is the correct one, if Dm is the angle of minimum deviation?
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The variation of refractive index of a crown glass thin prism with wavelength of the incident light is shown. Which of the following graphs is the correct one, if Dm is the angle of minimum deviation?
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(b) |
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Since Dm=(μ−1)A & on increasing the wavelength, μ decreases & hence Dm decreases.
Therefore correct answer is (b)