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A ray of light is incident at an angle ' $\mathrm{i}$ ' on one face of prism of small angle 'A' and emerges normally from the other surface. ' $\mu$ ' is the refractive index of the material of the prism. The angle of incidence is
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Options:
  • A $A \mu$
  • B $\frac{A}{2 \mu}$
  • C $\frac{A \mu}{2}$
  • D $\mu$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $A \mu$
For small angled prism $\delta_{m}=(\mu-1) A$
Again $\quad i+e=A+\delta_{m}=\mu A-A$
Here $\quad e=0 \quad \therefore i=A+\delta_{m}=A+\mu A-A=\mu A$

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