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The refractive indices of a material for red, violet and yellow colour lights are 1.52, 1.62 and 1.59 respectively. Calculate the dispersive power of the material. If the mean deviation is `40^@` what will be the angular dispersion produced by a prism of this material ?

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To solve the problem step-by-step, we will first calculate the dispersive power of the material and then determine the angular dispersion produced by the prism. ### Step 1: Calculate the Dispersive Power (Ω) The formula for dispersive power is given by: \[ \Omega = \frac{\mu_V - \mu_R}{\mu_Y - 1} ...
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