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Question 16

A student passed a light ray through a glass prism and obtained a value of 50° for the angle of minimum deviation. If the apex angle of the prism is 60°, calculate the index of refraction of the glass.

  • A.1.65
  • B.1.64
  • C.0.82
  • D.0.5
Objective

Question details

Exam body
NDA
Subject
Physics
Year
2016/2017
Question no.
#16
Type
Objective
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