A ray of light falls on the surface of a spherical glass paperweight making an angle α with the normal and is refracted in the medium at an angle β. The angle of deviation of the emergent ray from the direction of the incident ray
A
(α−β)
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B
2(α−β)
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C
(α−β)/2
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D
(β−α)
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Solution
The correct option is B2(α−β) From the following diagram it is clear that δ=(α−β)+(α−β)=2(α−β)