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    To determine the refractive index of glass slabs, a travelling microscope was used to measure the thickness of glass slabs coated with lycopodium powder from above and below. By taking the ratio of the differences in readings between the top and bottom surfaces, which remained constant, the refractive index was calculated to be 1.46. Precautions were taken to remove parallax and avoid backlash error when using the travelling microscope. Potential sources of error included issues with the microscope scale calibration and thickness of the lycopodium powder layer.

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    To determine the refractive index of glass slabs, a travelling microscope was used to measure the thickness of glass slabs coated with lycopodium powder from above and below. By taking the ratio of the differences in readings between the top and bottom surfaces, which remained constant, the refractive index was calculated to be 1.46. Precautions were taken to remove parallax and avoid backlash error when using the travelling microscope. Potential sources of error included issues with the microscope scale calibration and thickness of the lycopodium powder layer.

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    Travelling Microscope

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    Mijazuddin Mansoori
    To determine the refractive index of glass slabs, a travelling microscope was used to measure the thickness of glass slabs coated with lycopodium powder from above and below. By taking the ratio of the differences in readings between the top and bottom surfaces, which remained constant, the refractive index was calculated to be 1.46. Precautions were taken to remove parallax and avoid backlash error when using the travelling microscope. Potential sources of error included issues with the microscope scale calibration and thickness of the lycopodium powder layer.

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    AIM: To determine refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.

    APPARATUS: Three glass slab of different thickness but same material, a travelling microscope,
    lycopodium powder.

    THEORY: A travelling microscope is a compound microscope fitted vertically on a vertical scale. It can
    be moved up and down, carrying a Vernier scale moving along the main scale. In any position, the
    reading is taken by combining main scale and vernier scale reading.

    OBSERVATIONS AND CALCULATIONS :

    RESULT : The ratio is constant and it gives refractive index of the material of the glass slab .
    Refractive Index = 1.46
    PRECAUTIONS:
    1. The parallax in a microscope should be removed properly.
    2. To avoid backlash error, the microscope should be moved upward.
    SOURCES OF ERROR :
    1. The scale used in the microscope might not be calibrated properly.
    2. The lycopodium powder layer on the glass slab might be thick.

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