The light ray incident on the first face after suffering refraction through the glass prism emerges out of the prism along a different path is called the emergent ray.
The light ray incident on the first face after suffering refraction through the glass prism emerges out of the prism along a different path is called the emergent ray.
What is a prism?
It is refracting medium bounded by two plane surfaces.
It is refracting medium bounded by two plane surfaces.
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The light ray incident on the first face after suffering refraction through the glass prism emerges out of the prism along a different path is called the emergent ray.
The light ray incident on the first face after suffering refraction through the glass prism emerges out of the prism along a different path is called the emergent ray.
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The angle between the incident ray and the emergent ray is called the angle of deviation. It is denoted by letter 'D'.
The angle between the incident ray and the emergent ray is called the angle of deviation. It is denoted by letter ‘D’.
See lessWhat happens to a ray of light when it passes from a rarer medium to a denser medium?
The ray of light gets refracted towards the normal.
The ray of light gets refracted towards the normal.
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