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Find the maximum angle of refraction when a light ray is refracted from glass `(mu= 1.50)` to air.

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To find the maximum angle of refraction when a light ray is refracted from glass (with a refractive index \( \mu = 1.50 \)) to air, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the concept of critical angle The critical angle is the angle of incidence in the denser medium (glass) at which the angle of refraction in the less dense medium (air) is 90 degrees. Beyond this angle, total internal reflection occurs. ### Step 2: Use Snell's Law Snell's Law relates the angles of incidence and refraction to the refractive indices of the two media. It is given by the formula: \[ ...
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  7. A point source is placed at a depth h below the surface of water (refr...

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  11. A light ray, going through a prism with the angle of prism 60^@, is fo...

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  12. Locate the image formed by refraction in the situation shown in figure

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  14. Figure shows a transparent hemisphere of radius 3.0 cm made of a mate...

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  15. A small object is embedded in a glass sphere (mu =1.5) of radius 5.0 c...

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  16. A biconvex thick lens is constructed with glass (mu = 1.50). Each of t...

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  17. A narrow pencil of parallel light is incident normally on a solid tran...

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  18. One end of a cylindrical glass rod (mu = 1.5) of radius 1.0 cm is roun...

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  19. A paperweight in the form of a hemisphere of radius 3.0 cm is used to ...

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  20. Find the image shift if the paperweight is inverted at its place so th...

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