Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa

The optical density of turpentine is higher than that of water while its mass density is lower. Figure shows, a layer of turpentine floating over water in a container. For which one of the four rays incident on turpentine in figure, the path shown in correct?

Option: 1

1


Option: 2

2


Option: 3

3


Option: 4

4


Answers (1)

best_answer

Here, light ray goes from (optically) rarer medium air to optically denser turpentine, then it bends towards the normal i.e., \mathrm{i> r} whereas when it goes from to optically denser medium turpentine to rarer medium water, then it bends away the normal i.e., \mathrm{i< r}

Posted by

Irshad Anwar

View full answer

JEE Main high-scoring chapters and topics

Study 40% syllabus and score up to 100% marks in JEE