COMEDK2024Evening ShiftPhysicsRay OpticsActual
A hollow prism is filled with water and placed in air. It will deviate the incident rays
Options
- AAway from the base
- BTowards or away from the base
- CParallel to the base
- DTowards the base
Correct answer
D. Towards the base
Step-by-step solution
A prism is a transparent medium bounded by two non-parallel refracting surfaces. When a light ray passes through a prism, it undergoes refraction at both surfaces. According to Snell's law, when light travels from a rarer medium (air) to a denser medium (water), it bends towards the normal. When it travels from a denser medium (water) to a rarer medium (air), it bends away from the normal. In a prism, the angle of deviation is determined by the geometry of the prism and the refractive index of the material. For any