The refracting angle of a prism is 2radians. Refractive indices of its material for violet and red are respectively $1.62$ and $1.5$ . Dispersion produced by it is

0.24

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0.06

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1.66

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1.12

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Solution

The correct option is B $0.24$
The dispersion produced by the prism is,
$δ = (μ_{v} - μ_{r}) A$
Putting in the respective values,
$δ = (1.62 - 1.5) 2$
$δ = 0.24$

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The refracting angle of a prism is 2radians. Refractive indices of its material for violet and red are respectively 1.62 and 1.5. Dispersion produced by it is

The correct option is B 0.24The dispersion produced by the prism is,δ=(μv−μr)APutting in the respective values,δ=(1.62−1.5)2 δ=0.24

The refracting angle of a prism is 2radians. Refractive indices of its material for violet and red are respectively $1.62$ and $1.5$ . Dispersion produced by it is

The correct option is B $0.24$
The dispersion produced by the prism is,
$δ = (μ_{v} - μ_{r}) A$
Putting in the respective values,
$δ = (1.62 - 1.5) 2$
$δ = 0.24$