Physics, asked by shankarnaik7835, 10 months ago

32. Observe the following figure. AB is light ray travelling from
air. BC and BD are refracted rays.
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i) Which is the refracted ray if the liquid taken is benzene?
ii) Which is the refracted ray if the liquid taken is water?
Justify your answer. (The absolute refractive index of water and benzene
are 1.33 and 1.5 respectively)​

Answers

Answered by Fatimakincsem
4

Thus the speed of light reduces by 33.33 % on entering the benzene.

Explanation:

Correct statement:

A ray of light enters into benzene from air. If the refractive index of benzene is 1.50, by what percent does the speed of light reduce on entering the benzene?

Solution:

η = c / v

Where c = speed of light

η benzene = 1.50

We know

c = 3 x 10^8 m/s

η = c / v

V benzene = c / η = 3 x 10^8 / 1.5 = 2 x 10^8 m/s

% Reduction in speed of light  =   c − v  / c  x 100

= 3×10^8  − 2×10^8  /  3 × 10^8  × 100

= 10^8  /  3×10^8  × 100

Percentage = 33.33 %

Thus the speed of light reduces by 33.33 % on entering the benzene.

Answered by sonuvuce
10

(i) BD is the refracted ray if the liquid taken is benzene

(ii) BC is the refracted ray if the liquid taken is water

Explanation:

The figure is attached.

Given that the refractive index of water and benzene are 1.33 and 1.5 respectively

Therefore, it is clear that water is a rarer medium than benzene

We know that

When a ray of light travels from rarer to denser medium it deflects towards the normal, the denser the medium, the greater is the deflection towards the normal

from the given attached figure it is clear that the ray BD is deflected more towards the normal than that of ray BC

Therefore, BD is the refracted ray if the liquid taken is benzene

And, BC is the refracted ray if the liquid is taken as water

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