J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2007

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    In a spectrometer experiment the prisms A, B, C with same angle but different refractive index \[{{\mu }_{A}}=1.33,\,\,{{\mu }_{B}}=1.5,\,\,{{\mu }_{C}}=1.44\]are used. The corresponding angles of minimum deviation \[{{D}_{A}},\,{{D}_{B}},\,{{D}_{C}}\] measured will be such that

    A)  \[{{D}_{A}}>\,{{D}_{B}}>\,{{D}_{C}}\]

    B)  \[{{D}_{A}}<\,{{D}_{B}}<\,{{D}_{C}}\]

    C)  \[{{D}_{A}}<\,{{D}_{C}}<\,{{D}_{B}}\]

    D)  \[{{D}_{A}}>\,{{D}_{C}}>\,{{D}_{B}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Refractive index of the material of a prism is given by \[\mu =\frac{\sin (A+{{\delta }_{m}})/2}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}\] Since, refractive angle is same for three prisms \[\mu \,\alpha \,{{\delta }_{m}}\,\] ie,  \[\mu \,\alpha \,D\] \[\therefore \] \[{{D}_{A}}<{{D}_{C}}<{{D}_{B}}\]


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