Question
A right-angled crown glass prism with critical angle 41° is placed before an object, PQ in two positions as shown in the figures (i) and (ii). Trace the paths of the rays from P and Q passing through the prisms in the two cases.
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Answer
The formation of images is shown in figures (i) and (ii).
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