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(a) Water has refractive index 1.33 and alcohol has refractive index 1.36. Which of the two medium is optically denser ? Give reason for your answer.
(b) Draw a ray diagram to show the path of a ray of light passing obliquely from water to alcohol.
(c) State the relationship between angle of incidence and angle of refraction in the above case.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Answers (1)

(a) Alcohol is optically denser medium because a medium having higher refractive index is an optically denser medium

(b) Ray diagram-


(c) 

sin i /sin r = Constant 

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