Optics Ques 40

  1. For two structures namely $S _1$ with $n _1=\frac{\sqrt{45}}{4}$ and $n _2=\frac{3}{2}$, and $S _2$ with $n _1=\frac{8}{5}$ and $n _2=\frac{7}{5}$ and taking the refractive index of water to be $\frac{4}{3}$ and that to air to be 1 , the correct options is/are

(2015 Adv.)

(a) $N A$ of $S _1$ immersed in water is the same as that of $S _2$ immersed in a liquid of refractive index $\frac{16}{3 \sqrt{15}}$

(b) $N A$ of $S _1$ immersed in liquid of refractive index $\frac{6}{\sqrt{15}}$ is the same as that of $S _2$ immersed in water

(c) NA of $S _1$ placed in air is the same as that $S _2$ immersed in liquid of refractive index $\frac{4}{\sqrt{15}}$

(d) $N A$ of $S _1$ placed in air is the same as that of $S _2$ placed in water

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 40.$(a, c)$

Solution:

Formula:

Critical Angle and Total Internal Reflection (T. I. R.)

  1. $\frac{4}{3} \sin i=\frac{\sqrt{45}}{4} \sin \left(90-\theta _c\right)=\frac{\sqrt{45}}{4} \cos \theta _c$

$$ \sin \theta _c=\frac{n _2}{n _1} $$

$\therefore \quad \cos \theta _c=\sqrt{1-{\frac{n _2}{n _1}}^{2}}$

$\Rightarrow \quad \frac{4}{3} \sin i=\frac{\sqrt{45}}{4} \frac{3}{\sqrt{45}}$

$$ \sin i=\frac{9}{16} $$

In second case,

$$ \begin{array}{r} \sin \theta _c=\frac{n _2}{n _1}=\frac{7}{8} \Rightarrow \cos \theta _c=\frac{\sqrt{15}}{8} \\ \frac{16}{3 \sqrt{15}} \sin i=\frac{8}{5} \sin \left(90-\theta _c\right) \end{array} $$

Simplifying we get,

$$ \sin i=\frac{9}{16} $$

Same approach can be adopted for other options. Correct answers are (a) and (c).



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