The refractive index of the materiel of a prism is 2 and the angle of the prism is 30 o . One of the two…

The refractive index of the materiel of a prism is 2 and the angle of the prism is 30o. One of the two refracting surface of the prism is made a mirror inwards, by silver coating. A beam of monochromatic light entering the prism from the other face will retrace its path (after reflection from the silvered surface) if its angle of incidence on the prism is
  1. 30o
  2. 45o
  3. 60o
  4. Zero

Solution

by principle of reversibility, the beam will return its path when it strikes the mirror perpendicularly

r2=0,   r1=A=30o
r 1 + r 2 =A in a prism
Applying Snell's law at P sini=2sin30o=2×12=12
i=45o

Asked in: NEET 2018

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