
- AThe blue light is polarized in the plane of incidence.
- BThe angle of the prism is .
- CThe refractive index of the material of the prism for red light is .
- DThe angle of refraction for blue light in air at the exit plane of the prism is .
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Correct answer: A, C, D
- Use the condition of no reflection for blue light
Since there is no reflection at the first surface, the incidence is at Brewster angle.
For air to prism transition, Given for blue light, So,
At Brewster angle, the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular, hence Therefore,
- Use deviation formula for blue light
For a prism, where:
- = angle of incidence,
- = angle of emergence,
- = prism angle.
Also inside the prism, So here,
Given blue-light deviation, Hence, which gives
Now apply Snell's law at the second surface:
Expand: Thus,
So option B () is false.
Also from above, Hence the angle of refraction (emergence into air) at the exit face is . So D is correct.
- Check polarization direction
At Brewster angle, reflected light is polarized perpendicular to plane of incidence, and the transmitted/refracted light is therefore polarized in the plane of incidence.
Since the incident blue light is plane polarized and arranged so that there is no reflection, its electric vector must be in the plane of incidence.
So A is correct.
- Use minimum deviation for red light
Given for red light, For a prism at minimum deviation, Using ,
= \frac{\sin45^\circ}{1/2} = \frac{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}{1/2} = \sqrt{2}$$ So **C is correct**. --- 5. **Final evaluation of options** - **A:** Correct - **B:** Incorrect - **C:** Correct - **D:** Correct Therefore, the correct options are: $$\boxed{A,\ C,\ D}$$More from Geometrical Optics
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