VISN1111

Geometrical and Physical Optics

2013

Tutorial-2
1.

A small stain on the table beneath a tumbler is viewed from above. If the base of the
glass (ng =1.5) is 2 cm thick, and the tumbler is filled to a depth of 3 cm with water
(nw =1.333), find the apparent position of the stain below the surface of the water.
Ans. 3.58 cm.

2.

A crown glass prism has an apical angle of 60. The angle of incidence is
30. (a) Determine the deviation produced by the first surface (b) Determine
the deviation produced by the second surface (c) Calculate the total angle of
deviation. Assume that the index of crown glass is 1.52.
Ans. (a) 10.8 (b) 42.2
(c) 53

3.

Determine the smallest angle of incidence at the first face of an equilateral

triangular prism of refractive index np =1.65 for light to pass through the second
face when
ns =1.00 (air). Ans. 39.55

4.

What will be the minimum deviation produced by a prism of apical angle 60 and
made from glass of refractive index 1.613. What will be the angle of incidence
when the ray is at minimum deviation?
Ans. 47.51, i1= 53.76.

5.

A ray of light falls normally on one face of a thin prism of power 2.19. It is
reflected by the second face, and emerges from the first face making an acute
angle of 7.5 degrees with its original direction. Find the apical angle and
refractive index of the prism.
Ans : 2.47, n=1.51.

6.

A tangent scale is designed for use at 1.5 m to read prism power in dioptres.
What would be the distance from the axis that would mark a prism power of 5?
Ans. 7.5 cm from the axis will correspond to a prism power of 5.

7.

The deviation produced by an ophthalmic prism is read off as 5 when measured

on a tangent scale designed to be used at 1 m but used in error at 1.5 m. If the
apical angle of the prism is 4.4, determine its refractive index.
Ans. np =1.43.

8.

A crown glass prism has a power of 15. At what distance will the prism deviate a
light ray by 2 cm.
Ans. 13.33 cm.

9.

Show that when a pencil of convergent light is intercepted by a plane parallel

plate of glass of thickness t and refractive index n, the position of the focus is
moved outwards a distance t t/n.

VISN1231(2013)

Week 3