To determine the angle of minimum deviation for a given prism by plotting a graph

between angle of incidence and angle of deviation

Material required
• a drawing board
• a white paper
• a prism drawing pencil
• pins
• protractor graph paper.

Theory

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Angle of deviation or it e A
is angle of incidence
e
angle of emergence
A angle of prism
600
obstruct the angle of prison
St NO LI Ld
I 350
2 400
3 450
4 50
5 550
6 600
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Result deviation the i d graph
Minimum from
Prenton
be vertical
1The placement of the pins must
be the same
2 The angleof prism used should
observations
for all the
distance between two pins should be less
3 The
than 5cm offollowthebooh
Sources of error
mm
mm
1 Parallen error
ii Pin bricks may be
thick
 the focal lens
To find lengthof a convex by plotting
between U and I or between ty and f
graph
Materials required
mm
mm
optical bench
Metre scale
Three uprights
A conven lens
theory
we know for a convex lens
t t I
U image distance
U object distance
I focal length
Convention
sign
m mm
r
tve
the direction of light
Along
u n I ve
opposite to the
n

F I
o
Ku
Ei
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mm Rough focallength an
mm
Position of u U
St
No object lens Image em em Emry Eng
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4
5

Calculation

Magrath fait
t

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em't
t
em
foreal length from u u graph
em
focal length from t t graph
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correction and u should be there
ID Inden for u
the
iii Parallen must be removed while taking
reading
Sources
of error
mm mm
D Parallel error
not be placed vertically
in uprights may
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