Problem1: A circular beam of light of diameter d = 2 cm falls on a plane surface of glass.

The angle of incidence is 600 and refractive index of glass is m= 1) 4.00 cm Sol. 2) 3.0 cm 3) 3.26 cm 4) 2.52 cm

3 . The diameter of the refracted beam is 2

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Medium1

i i P r

d r d Q

Medium2

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Let d be the diameter of incident beam and d be the diameter of refracted beam. Then from figure cos i = and

d = PQ cos r ,

In the above problem only i was given then we can calculate r by using the formula 1 sin i = m sin r Problem 2: When light of wavelength l 0 in vacuum travels through same thickness t in glass and water, the difference in the number of waves is _______. (Refractive indices of glass and water are mg and mw respectively.) 1) Sol.

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d d ,d = PQ cos i, From figure cos r = PQ PQ d cos r Diameter of refracted beam (d cos r ) = = i.e., , d cos i Diameter of incident beam (d) cos i t l0

(mg -

mw )

2)

l0 (mg - mw ) 3) l 0t (mg - mw ) t

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t (mg - mw )
tm l0

We know number of waves of a given light in a medium of refractive index m is

Difference in number of waves = respectively. .

t l0

(mg -

mw ) where mg and mw are the refractive indicies of glass and water