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REFRACTION OF LIGHT THROUGH A GLASS PRISM

AIM
To trace the path of the rays of light through a glass prism.
APPARATUS REQUIRED
A glass prism, a drawing board,sheet of paper,drawing
pins,protractor,scale
PROCEDURE
1. Fix a white sheet on a drawing board using drawing pins.
2. Place a glass prism on it in such a way that it rests on its triangular base.
Trace the outline of the prism using a pencil.
3. Draw a thin line NEN normal (perpendicular) to face AB of the prism. Also
draw a straight line PE making an angle preferably between 30° and 60° as
shown in figure.
4. Fix two pins at a distance of 5 cm from each other on the line PE as shown
in the figure, later mark these points of pins as P and Q.
5. Look at the images of the pins, fixed at P and Q, through the other face of
the prism, i.e., AC.
6. Fix two more pins, at points R and S vertically such that the feet of pins at R
and S appear to be on the same straight line as the feet of the images of
the pins P and Q when viewed through the face AC of the prism.
7. Remove the pins and the glass prism.
8. Join and produce a line joining R and S, let this line meet the prism at point
F.
9. Extend the direction of incident ray PQE till it meets the face AC. Also
extend (backwards) the emergent ray SRF so that these two lines meet at a
point G.
10. Mark the angle of incidence ∠i, angle of refraction ∠r and the angle of
emergence ∠e and ∠D as shown in the figure.
11. Repeat the experiment for more angle of incidence preferably between 30°
and 60°.
OBSERVATIONS

1. The light ray enters the prism at surface AB, bends towards the normal on
refraction.
2. At surface AC of the prism, this light ray bends away from the normal
because it travels from a glass to air.
3. The peculiar shape of the prism makes the emergent ray bend at an angle
to the direction of the incident ray. This angle is called the angle of
deviation (∠D).

Conclusion

1. The light ray, i.e., the incident ray first bends towards the normal when it
gets refracted in the prism and while leaving the prism it bends away from
the normal.
2. The angle of deviation first decreases with the increase in angle of
incidence ∠i. It attains a minimum value then increases with further
increase in angle of incidence.

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