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A ray of light suffers lateral displacement on passing through a parallel sided glass slab. What is the maximum possible value of lateral displacement ?

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The lateral shift produced due to parallel sided glass slab depends on

angle of incidence

thickness of the glass slab

the refarctive index of the material of the slab

all of these

For what angle of incidence, the lateral shift produced by a parallel sided glass plate is maximum ?

`30^(@)`

`90^(@)`

`60^(@)`

`0^(@)`

Maximum lateral displacement of ray light incident on a slab of thickness t is

`t/2`

`t/3`

`t/4`

`t`