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Correct answer: A
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Key idea: shape of emergent wavefront depends on optical path through the glass
When a plane wavefront enters a glass slab of non-uniform thickness, different parts of the wave travel through different thicknesses of glass.
Since refractive index of glass is , light travels more slowly in glass, so a larger glass thickness produces a larger optical delay.
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Optical path difference across the beam
If a ray passes through glass thickness , then compared to the same distance in air, the additional optical path is
Hence:
- where the glass is thicker, the wavefront is more delayed,
- where the glass is thinner, the wavefront is less delayed.
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Nature of the given glass piece
From the shown cross section, the thickness is not uniform; it is greater in the middle than near the edges (schematic lens-like shape).
Therefore:
- central portion of the wavefront suffers more delay,
- outer portions suffer less delay.
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Resulting emergent wavefront
Since the center lags behind and the edges advance relative to it, the emergent wavefront becomes curved inward at the center.
That corresponds to a converging-type wavefront after emergence.
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Matching with options
The option showing the center delayed relative to the edges is Option A.
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