A ray of monochromatic light is incident on the plane surface of separation between two media X and Y with the angle of incidence 'i' in medium X and angle of refraction 'r' in medium Y. The given graph shows the relation between sin i and sin r. If Vx and Vy are the velocities of the ray in media X and Y respectively, Then which of the following is true?
- Vx=\(\frac{1}{\sqrt3}\)Vy
- Vx=\(\sqrt3\)Vy
- Total internal reflection can happen when the light is incident in medium X.
- Vx=\(\sqrt3\)Vy, where Vx and Vy are frequencies of the light and medium X and Y respectively.
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
The correct answer is option (B): Vx=\(\sqrt3\)Vy
\(ux\,sin\,i=uy\,sin\,r\)
slope=\(\frac{sin\,r}{sin\,i}=\frac{\mu_x}{\mu_y}=tan 30^{\circ}\)
\(\Rightarrow \mu_x=\frac{\mu_y}{\sqrt3}\Rightarrow V_x=\sqrt3V_y\)
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Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
Optics, deals with the determination of behaviour and the properties of light, along with its interactions with the matter and also with the instruments that are used to detect it.
Ray optics is also known as the geometrical optics and it is a branch of science which describes light propagation.
Reflection is the change in direction of light at an interface in-between two different media so that the wave-front returns into a medium from which it was originated.
Speed of light is the rate at which the light travels in free space.
A phenomenal change in image formed when the light is passed from one medium to another which is called Refraction.
Total Internal Reflection is the reflection of light when the light ray enters into a rarer medium from a denser medium and the angle of incidence is higher than the critical angle of incidence then that light ray will be reflected back to the denser medium.
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