ABC is an isosceles right angled triangle with the angle BAC $$90o$$. A ray of light parallel to the base BC strikes the face AB. The refracted ray in the prism strikes the base BC. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is $$2$$, find the total angle of deviation of the final emergent ray

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ABC is an isosceles right angled triangle with the angle BAC $$90o$$. A ray of light parallel to the base BC strikes the face AB.  The refracted ray in the prism strikes the base BC. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is $$2$$, find the total angle of deviation of the final emergent ray

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$$sin$$α$$=sini$$μ$$=sin90o$$−$$45o2=12$$⇒$$r=30oNow$$, $$45o+90o+r+$$θ$$=180o$$⇒θ$$=15o$$ ∴ $$i1=90o$$−θ$$=75oNow$$ critical angle at $$glass-air$$ interface, $$c=$$$$sin$$−$$11$$μ$$=$$$$sin$$−$$112=45oSince$$ $$i1$$>c, the ray incident on the base BC will suffer total internal reflection and the final emergent ray through the face AC will be parallel to the base BC as shown in the figure. Hence total angle of deviation is zero.

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ABC is an isosceles right angled triangle with the angle BAC 90o. A ray of light parallel to the base BC strikes the face AB. The refracted ray in the prism strikes the base BC. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is 2, find the total angle of deviation of the final emergent ray

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