JEE Main & Advanced Physics Question Bank Prism Theory and Dispersion of Light

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    If the refractive indices of crown glass for red, yellow and violet colours are 1.5140, 1.5170 and 1.5318 respectively and for flint glass these are 1.6434, 1.6499 and 1.6852 respectively, then the dispersive powers for crown and flint glass are respectively                                                         [MP PET/PMT 1988]

    A)            0.034 and 0.064                   

    B)            0.064 and 0.034

    C)            1.00 and 0.064                     

    D)            0.034 and 1.0

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                       The dispersive power for crown glass \[\omega =\frac{{{n}_{v}}-{{n}_{r}}}{{{n}_{y}}-1}\]                    = \[\frac{1.5318-1.5140}{(1.5170-1)}=\frac{0.0178}{0.5170}=0.034\]            and for flint glass \[{\omega }'=\frac{1.6852-1.6434}{(1.6499-1)}=0.064\]


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