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Date: 25 lG l19

EXPERIMENT- 91

PRISM

AlM
To detemine angle minimum deuiation g a gven
inadanca
putiam by rlotling a
gnoanh hetwun anglso
and the angl dwioilien.

APPARATUS:
Dnauing hecd,a whil.
shut naper, tism, dbawing
Ains pancil haly- mbu Acale, 66icarns, rcph nana

and a nanactox.

THEORY
index (n) the mct erial thepin
The nlnactive
is Given by,
t= Ain A+ Pm
2

AinA

mininuum eluuialim
Lshou, Pn angle
A sangle o uism
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4 40
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PROCEDURE
Fix awhleAhuet o nanot on ha dnauing boand
ith the hilA duuuringina ton.
Dnaut a stsuight uina Xx' panallol to tha lungh %
h e J a e n neardy inthe midclle. o tha papah

lins K*at
Mark peits ,, s n the beaight
Auitasleclist.ancos a b o u t 5r

Dnau_nemalsN4N,9 NgA n ronta ,,Qa,91

aas str.aight Linas R , R R,9 making anglas
5 40 60nespectivelaywith the nermals
taka it Zhu
Maxkcn Lena thaprism as A and as

_Ldga thapniam s h all The obaewaians

Kut pniam ilh_ ru6nacling aa AB in tha une KXX',

and pent n the miclolte AB

Mank the hauncda the pism
La _maL S i s Pand P2 Ventically
thu luhe R,4 Tha ditanc betuween tha
pins aheuld he

loom e_m£ML.
Lesk ha images rsunls P and P2 thmeugh Ac

11 CLEsa 4a ut ye andbing opan night eye in Lina ustlh

the twt imagt.

12 Eix tua ipAns g and Pverdically, and 10cm opat

duch that optn uigot eye A

pu 4 and and
a nd

imagta o and a n gne Araight Line

Lune
13 Reroaepuis and andencicle thei ucha

tha
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14 Reneat stepa 7_to 13 with peintsQ2, 4s 6

0BSERVATIDNS
Angls vusm A: 60°

To meaMLna Din_ol eront k o s e s

ANGLE OF DEVIATION
SNO AN&LE OF INCIDENCE 15: Aa atraight lintu thueugh points P and P (pin pricha)
Ciy
te obtcin emegert nay ST, S2TSg
. 30° 48 16 neduco ST2S2 inutna. n the bownday
35 44
s thepism }e_m praducad inciclunt HayA B,Gr Ba2r
3 40 40
45°
B atpsinta E5, H,
38 heae
1- Mecu angles K,ESKS2
50 39
give anglen s duwiatian D,DzD
55 40 1R Witevalues Thse anglis en tha paALn

le neasuu A
19. MeawreangleBAC in the bundary thsAxism
lhis gveA angla A
20 RecArol 4eur obauatienA

PRECATIONS
The angla incidencu aheuld Lia hetwetn 35- 60

2 Thnuns shaulol heied vertical

Thcliatanea btlioeun the uue pins ahsuld nst he lss

thon 10mm
4 s heads Aheuld hu mcnkcd te napLAent the

incident andemenGint nayi

S. The Aae anglu Aniam a h l d be. uskd n a l l tha
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CALCUATIONS ohauciens.

S CALE
X-axis 1 4 divisiem SoURCES OE ERROR:
Y-Oxis 1 4 divisioma
1.Pn aHicka _may he thick_
Me xemintAunglia mauy be uEmg_

RESULTE
i y i P _gmophindicates_that a the ançla e4 inciolenc y
incroae the anglu _duithen (D) t decuaCses
ctaiha a mninimun value (D nd then ALala incOAiAG=
A uthux incnea i anglu_s incicdaac
i Anclu ninimum deviatien D, 38
iReactive indo oha material prian n: 151-

35 40 45 50 55
ANO UE OF NCIDE NCE

Angl s minimum
dovioen, Dyn 38
sinA D
1.5094 1.51