Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Ray Optics

Question:

When a ray of light passes through a thin walled hollow glass prism of thickness t and refractive index 1.5.which one is wrong?

Options:

the angular deviation is equal to zero

maximum deviation takes places

no dispersion takes place

Lateral shift is equal to 2t/3

Correct Answer:

maximum deviation takes places

Explanation:

$\text{Thin walled hollow prism} \Rightarrow \text{behaves like parallel glass slab}$

$\text{Angular deviation} = 0 \Rightarrow \text{True}$

$\text{No dispersion (emergent rays parallel)} \Rightarrow \text{True}$

$\text{Lateral shift} = t\left(1 - \frac{1}{\mu}\right) = t\left(1 - \frac{1}{1.5}\right) = \frac{t}{3} \neq \frac{2t}{3}$

$\text{Hence option 4 is incorrect, not option 2}$

The wrong statement is: Lateral shift is equal to $\frac{2t}{3}$.