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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Ray optics and optical instruments
  • JEE Mains 2023
  • Medium
  • Numerical

The refractive index of a transparent liquid filled in an equilateral hollow prism is \(\sqrt{2}\). The angle of minimum deviation for the liquid will be

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(A) \(30\)

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\(\text { As } \mu=\frac{\sin \left(\frac{D_{\min }+A}{2}\right)}{\sin \left(\frac{A}{2}\right)}\)

\(\sqrt{2}=\frac{\frac{\sin \left(D_{\min }+60\right)}{2}}{\sin \left(\frac{60}{2}\right)}\)

\(\Rightarrow \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=\sin \left(\frac{D_{\min }+60}{2}\right)\)

\(\Rightarrow \frac{D_{\min }+60}{2}=45\)

\(\Rightarrow D_{\min }=30\)

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