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A monochromatic light is incident at a certain angle on an equilateral triangular prism and suffers minimum deviation. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is , then the angle of incidence is :

a.

30°

b.

45°

c.

90°

d.

60°


Question ID - 50379 | SaraNextGen Answer

A monochromatic light is incident at a certain angle on an equilateral triangular prism and suffers minimum deviation. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is , then the angle of incidence is :

a.

30°

b.

45°

c.

90°

d.

60°

1 Answer - 5876 Votes

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Answer Key : (d) -

i = e

r1 = r2 =  = 30°

by Snell's law

 1 × sin i =  ×  =

 i = 60



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