Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
A ray of light travels from an optically...

A ray of light travels from an optically denser to rarer medium. The critical angle of the two media is C. The maximum possible deviation of the ray will be

A

`pi-c`

B

`pi-2c`

C

`2c`

D

`pi//2+c`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
B
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • MOTION OF CHARGED PARTICLES

    D MUKHERJEE|Exercise All Questions|48 Videos

  • PRACTICE WORKSHEET 1

    D MUKHERJEE|Exercise Matrix-Matching Type|1 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

When a wave travels from a denser to rarer medium, then

Consider a situation when light ray is travelling from optically denser medium to rarer medium. Critical angle for this pair of mediums is theta . What is the maximum possible angle of deviation suffered by light ray ?

The ray of light travelling from an optically denser medium to optically rarer medium bends

When light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium

When a monochromatic ray of light travels from an optically denser medium to optically rarer medium then critical angle is the angle of incidence for which angle of refreaction is

A yellow light travels from rarer medium to deser medium. At the value of critical angle, the ray will

When the ray of light travles from an optically denser medium to optically rarer medium the maximum value of angle of refraction is

D MUKHERJEE-OPTICS-All Questions
  1. P is a point on the axis of a concave mirror. The image of P, formed b...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. A converging lens forms a real image I on its optic axis. A rectangula...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A ray of light travels from an optically denser to rarer medium. The c...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. The light reflected by a plane mirrorr may form a real image

    Text Solution

    |

  5. A transparent sphere of radius R and refractie index mu is kept in air...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. A spherical surface of radius of curvature R separates air (refractive...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. A thin lens of refractive index 1.5 has focal length of 15 cm in air. ...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. A double convex lens, lens made of a material of refractive index mu(1...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. A convex lens of focal length 40cm is in contact with a concave lens ...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A short linear object of length b lies along the axis of a concave mir...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. A ray of light is incident normally normallyh on one of the faces of a...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. When a ray of light is incident normally on one refracting surface of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A thin prism P(1) with angle 4degree and made from glass of refractive...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. An astronomical telescope has an angular magnification of magnitude 5 ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. An astronomical telescope in normal adjustment receives light from a d...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. In an astronomical telescope in normal adjustment a straight black lin...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. If epsi(0) and mu(0) are respectively, the electric permittivity and t...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Light of wavelength lambda in air enters a medium of refractive index ...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are sup...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. In a Young's double-slit expriment using identical slits, the intensit...

    Text Solution

    |