Browse by Stream
QnA
Home
QnA
Go To Your Study Dashboard

Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa
  • Home
  • NCERT
  • You are given water, mustard oil, glycerin and kerosene. In which of these media, a ray of light incident obliquely at same angle would bend the most ? (a) Kerosene (b) Water (c) Mustard Oil (d) Glycerin

You are given water, mustard oil, glycerin and kerosene. In which of these media, a ray of light incident obliquely at same angle would bend the most ?
(a) Kerosene
(b) Water
(c) Mustard Oil
(d) Glycerin

Answers (1)

Answer: D

The refractive indices of water, kerosene, mustard oil, and glycerin are 1.33, 1.44, 1.46, and 1.47, respectively. The ray would bend the most when it went from a rarer medium (say, air) to a denser medium. Since the refractive index of glycerin is the highest among all these mediums, glycerine is the most dense medium.

Posted by

infoexpert23

View full answer

Similar Questions

Latest Question