Prisms & Total Internal Reflection: JEE Questions & Solutions

As shown in the diagram, when the incident ray is parallel to base of the prism, the emergent ray grazes along the second surface. If…

Consider an equilateral prism (refractive index √2). A ray of light is incident on its one surface at a certain angle i. If the emergent…

A thin prism with angle 5^° of refractive index 1.72 is combined with another prism of refractive index 1.9 to produce dispersion without…

Consider light travelling from a medium A to medium B separated by a plane interface. If the light undergoes total internal reflection…

A prism of angle 75^° and refractive index √3 is coated with thin film of refractive index 1.5 only at the back exit surface. To have total…

The exit surface of a prism with refractive index n is coated with a material having refractive index n/2. When this prism is set for…

For a transparent prism, if the angle of minimum deviation is equal to its refracting angle, the refractive index n of the prism satisfies:

The refractive index of the material of a glass prism is √3. The angle of minimum deviation is equal to the angle of the prism. What is the…

A thin prism P₁ with angle 4^° made of glass having refractive index 1.54 is combined with another thin prism P₂ made of glass having…

A hemispherical vessel is completely filled with a liquid of refractive index μ. A small coin is kept at the lowest point O of the vessel…

At the interface between two materials having refractive indices n₁ and n₂, the critical angle for reflection of an EM wave is θ_1C. The n₂…

A ray of light suffers minimum deviation when incident on a prism having angle of the prism equal to 60^°. The refractive index of the…

Consider following statements for refraction of light through prism, when angle of deviation is minimum. (A) The refracted ray inside prism…

A transparent block A having refractive index μ₂ = 1.25 is surrounded by another medium of refractive index μ₁ = 1.0 as shown in figure. A…

If the refractive index of the material of a prism is cot(A/2), where A is the angle of the prism, then the angle of minimum deviation will…

The refractive index of the material of a prism is cot(A/2), where A is the angle of the prism. The angle of minimum deviation δ_m is:

The refractive index of a prism with apex angle A is cot(A/2). The angle of minimum deviation is:

Given below are two statements: Statement I: If the Brewster's angle for the light propagating from air to glass is θ_b, then Brewster's…

Unpolarised light is incident on the boundary between two dielectric media whose dielectric constants are 2.8 (medium 1) and 6.8 (medium 2)…

A thin prism P₁ with an angle of 6^° and made of glass of refractive index 1.54 is combined with another prism P₂ made from glass of…

The critical angle for a denser-rarer interface is 45^°. The speed of light in the rarer medium is 3 × 10⁸ m/s. The speed of light in the…

The refractive index of a transparent liquid filled in an equilateral hollow prism is √2. The angle of minimum deviation for the liquid…