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The document outlines an experiment to trace the path of light rays through a glass prism using specific materials and a detailed procedure. It describes the process of marking angles of incidence, refraction, and deviation while observing how light behaves when entering and exiting the prism. The conclusion highlights the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of deviation, along with precautions to ensure accurate results.

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X Physics Activity 5

The document outlines an experiment to trace the path of light rays through a glass prism using specific materials and a detailed procedure. It describes the process of marking angles of incidence, refraction, and deviation while observing how light behaves when entering and exiting the prism. The conclusion highlights the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of deviation, along with precautions to ensure accurate results.

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Aim: To trace the path of the rays of light through a glass prism.

Materials Required: A white sheet, soft board, thumb pins, awl pins, glass prism,
pencil, scale, protractor and drawing board.

Diagram:

Procedure:

1. Fix a white sheet on a drawing board using drawing pins.


2. Place the triangular prism resting on its triangular base. Using a pencil, draw
the outline of the prism.
3. Draw NEN normal to the face of the prism AB. Make an angle between 30°
and 60° with the normal.
4. On the line PE, fix two pins at a distance of 5cm from each other and mark
these as P and Q.
5. Look for the images of the pins at P and Q through the other face of the
prism AC.
6. Fix two pins at R and S such that they appear as a straight line as that of the
P and Q when it is viewed from the AC face of the prism.
7. Remove the pins and the prism.
8. At point F, make the points R and S meet by extending them.
9. PQE is the incident ray which is extended till it meets face AC. SRF is the
emergent ray which is extended backward to meet at point G.
10.Now mark the angle of incidence ∠i, angle of refraction ∠r and the angle
of emergence ∠e and the angle of deviation ∠D as shown in the
experimental setup.
11. Repeat the experiment for more angles between 30° and 60°.

Observations:

1. At surface AB, the light ray enters and bends towards the normal on
refraction.
2. At surface AC, the light ray bends away from the normal as it travels from
one medium (glass) to the other (air).
3. The angle of deviation is observed. Here, the emergent ray bends at an angle
from the direction of the incident ray.

Conclusion:

1. The incident ray bends towards the normal when it enters the prism and
while leaving the prism it bends away from the normal.
2. With the increase in the angle of incidence, the angle of deviation decreases.
After attaining the minimum value, it increases with an increase in the angle
of incidence.

Precautions:

1. For drawing the boundary of the prism, a sharp pencil should be used.
2. Soft board and pointed pins should be used.
3. The distance between the pins should be 5 cm or more.
4. The pins should be fixed vertically and should be encircled when they are
removed from the board.
5. The angle of incidence should be between 30° and 60°.
6. The arrows drawn for incident ray, reflected ray and emergent ray should be
proper.
7. For viewing the col-linearity of all four pins and images, the head should be
slightly tilted on either side. While doing this it can appear as if all are
moving together.

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