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  1. Q1. When white light passes through a glass prism, which colour deviates the most?

    • A.Violet
    • B.Red
    • C.Green
    • D.Yellow

    Answer: A. Violet

    What this question tests: Refractive index of glass is highest for violet and lowest for red. By Snell's law, higher n gives greater deviation. So violet deviates most, red the least. Hence the order V-I-B-G-Y-O-R in a spectrum top to bottom for a prism with apex up. Thus the correct option is A) Violet.

  2. Q2. Inside a jeweller's diamond, light is clocked at 1.24 x10^8 m/s; with the vacuum speed taken as 3 x10^8 m/s, what is the refractive index of the material?

    • A.2.92
    • B.1.76
    • C.0.41
    • D.2.42

    Answer: D. 2.42

    n = c/v = (3 x10^8)/(1.24 x10^8) = 2.42. Light slows in the medium so n > 1.

  3. Q3. A laser pulse crawls through a clear ice sheet on a frozen lake at only 2.29 x10^8 m/s. Given c = 3 x10^8 m/s, what refractive index does this imply?

    • A.1.81
    • B.0.71
    • C.1.31
    • D.0.76

    Answer: C. 1.31

    n = c/v = (3 x10^8)/(2.29 x10^8) = 1.31. Light slows in the medium so n > 1.

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