The refracting angle of a prism is $A$ and the refractive index of the material of the prism is $\cot \frac{A}{2}$. The angle of minimum deviation is:

  • A
    $180^{\circ}-3 A$
  • B
    $180^{\circ}+2 A$
  • C
    $90^{\circ}-A$
  • D
    $180^{\circ}-2 A$

Explore More

Similar Questions

An achromatic prism is made by a crown glass prism $(A_C = 19^o)$ and a flint glass prism $(A_F = 6^o)$. If the refractive indices for violet light are $\mu_{v,C} = 1.5$ and $\mu_{v,F} = 1.66$,then the resultant deviation for the red-coloured ray will be......$^o$

Difficult
View Solution

$A$ thin prism having refracting angle $10^{\circ}$ is made of glass of refractive index $1.42$. This prism is combined with another thin prism of glass of refractive index $1.7$. This combination produces dispersion without deviation. The refracting angle of the second prism should be....$^{\circ}$

Three prisms $1, 2$ and $3$ have the prism angle $A = 60^o$,but their refractive indices are respectively $1.4, 1.5$ and $1.6$. If $\delta_1, \delta_2, \delta_3$ be their respective angles of deviation,then:

The graph between the angle of deviation $(\delta)$ and the angle of incidence $(i)$ for a prism is:

If a thin prism of glass is dipped into water,then the minimum deviation (with respect to air) of light produced by the prism will be: $\left( {_a{\mu _g} = \frac{3}{2} \text{ and } _a{\mu _w} = \frac{4}{3}} \right)$

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo