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APPARATUS REQUIRED:
Drawing board, white sheets of paper prism drawing
pins, pencil, half meter scale, thump pins, graph papers
and a protractor.
THEORY:
Refraction of Light through a Prism –
A = r1 + r2 …(4)
Eq. (1) becomes
D = i + e - A … (5)
Hence, at minimum
deviation, when r1 = r2 = r
(say).
We have A = r 1 + r2 =
r + r = 2r
A
r
=
2
Also, at minimum
deviation, D = Dm
e and i =
sin r
Sin A+Dm
A
2 sin
We have 2
n=
This relation is useful for determination
of n for Prism material.
PROCEDURE:
1.A white sheet of paper was fixed on the drawing
board with the help of drawing pins.
2.A straight line XX’ parallel to the length of the paper
was drawn nearly in the middle of the
paper.
3.Points Q 1,Q2,Q3 and Q4 were marked on the straight
line XX’ at suitable distances of about 6cm.
Water Dm = 23⁰C
Water n = 1.32
Kerosene oil n = 1.46
Turpentine oil n = 1.44
PRECAUTIONS:
The angle of incidence should lie between
35⁰ – 60⁰.
1.https://www.studocu.com/in/document/indian-
institute-of-technology-goa/mth/physics-project-
final/54326682
2.https://dokumen.tips/amp/documents/hollow-
prism-project.html
3.https://old.abelini.com/locs?
dataid=B49c247&ResearchGate=Physics-
Investigatory-Project-On-Hollow-Prism-Class-
12(2).pdf
4.https://www.academia.edu/31177662/
DETERMINATION_OF_REFRACTIVE_INDICES_
OF_VARIOUS_LIQUIDS_USING_A_HOLLOW_PR
ISM
5.https://byjus.com/physics/to-determine-
minimum-deviation-for-given-prism-by-plotting-
graph-between-angle-of-incidence-and-angle-of-
deviation/