Shortcut Methods
#Numerical Examples for Refraction Through a Prism and Dispersion:
Refractive Index
- Refractive index of glass for red light: 1.52
- Refractive index of glass for blue light: 1.54
Angle of Prism - Angle of prism: 60 degrees
- Angle of prism: 45 degrees
Angle of Deviation - Angle of minimum deviation for red light: 40 degrees
- Angle of minimum deviation for blue light: 45 degrees
Dispersion of Light - Dispersive power of a prism: 0.02 (for visible spectrum)
Critical Angle - Critical angle for glass-air interface: 42 degrees
Total Internal Reflection - Condition for total internal reflection: i > c, where i is the angle of incidence and c is the critical angle
Lens Formula - Focal length of a convex lens: 20 cm
- Focal length of a concave lens: -15 cm
Power of a Lens - Power of a lens: 2 D (for a 50 cm focal length lens)
Thin Lens Equation - Object distance: 20 cm
- Image distance: 40 cm
- Focal length of the lens: 15 cm (using the thin lens equation 1/f = 1/u + 1/v)
Magnification - Magnification of a simple microscope: 10x
- Magnification of a compound microscope: 1000x
Ray Diagrams - Ray diagrams illustrating the refraction of light through a prism and the dispersion of light.
- Ray diagrams showing the formation of images by lenses, both converging and diverging.
