The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass slab traced by four students are shown as $A, B, C$ and $D$ in the figure. Which one of them is correct?

  • A
    $A$
  • B
    $B$
  • C
    $C$
  • D
    $D$

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$A$ ray of light is incident obliquely on a glass slab. Draw a ray diagram showing the path of the light ray. Clearly,mark the angle of incidence,angle of refraction,angle of emergence,and lateral displacement of the ray. Give a formula to find the refractive index of the glass slab in terms of the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction.

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Material mediumRefractive index
Air$1.0003$
Ice$1.31$
Water$1.33$
Alcohol$1.36$
Kerosene$1.44$
Fused quartz$1.46$
Turpentine oil$1.47$
Benzene$1.50$
Crown glass$1.52$
Canada Balsam$1.53$
Rock salt$1.54$
Carbon disulphide$1.63$
Dense flint glass$1.65$
Ruby$1.71$
Sapphire$1.77$
Diamond$2.42$

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