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Q.

A ray of light is incident at 60º on one face of a prism of angle 30º and the emergent ray makes 30º with the incident ray. The refractive index of the prism is:

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a

1.732

b

1.414

c

1.5

d

1.33

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

For a prism 

i1+i2=A+δ

Therefore, angle of emergence is

i2=A+δ-i1=30+30-60=0

Also 

r1+r2=Ai2=O,r2=Or1=A=30

using Snell's law

n=sini1sinr1=sin60sin30=1.732

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