Question

precautions for to find the refractive index of a prism?

Answer 1

Following precautions should be considered when finding the refractive index of a prism:

(1) All the faces of the prism should be neat and clean.

(2) Pins for holding the paper on the drawing board must be pinned perpendicular to the paper for better handling.

(3) While fixing the pins for checking the refractive index of the prism, make sure that the reflective images of the pins should be aligned to your eye to avoid any type of parallax error.

(4) Pins should not be removed or pinned again during the experiment.

(5) Avoid mishandling of the prism.

(6) Same edge of the prism should be taken as vertex for observations.

Answer 2

Explanation:

take the position of the prism while taking the index