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A ray of light passing through a prism (=) suffers minimum deviation. It is found that the angle of incidence is double the angle of refraction within the prism. Then, the angle of prism is (in degrees).
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- Condition at minimum deviation
For a prism at minimum deviation,
- angle of incidence equals angle of emergence:
- angle of refraction at both faces are equal:
Hence, for prism angle , so,
- Given relation
It is given that the angle of incidence is double the angle of refraction inside the prism:
- Apply Snell's law at first face
For air to prism, Given and :
Using ,
Therefore,
So,
- Find prism angle
Since,
- Final answer
The angle of the prism is
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