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COMEDK · Physics · 25. Ray Optics

The refractive index of a particular material is \(1.67\) for blue light, \(1.65\) for yellow light and \(1.63\) for red light. The dispersive power of the material is

  1. A \(0.031\)
  2. B \(1.60\)
  3. C \(0.0615\)
  4. D \(0.024\)
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(C) \(0.0615\)

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Given, \(\mu_{b}=1.67, \mu_{y}=1.65, \mu_{r}=1.63\) Dispersive power of material \(=\frac{\mu_{b}-\mu_{r}}{\mu_{y}-1}\) \(=\frac{1.67-1.63}{1.65-1}=\frac{0.04}{0.65}=0.0615\)