The optical density of turpentine is higher than that of water while its mass density is lower. Figure shows a layer of turpentine floating over water in a container. For which one of the four rays incident on turpentine in figure, the path shown is correct?
Updated On: Jul 7, 2022
$1$
$2$
$3$
$4$
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The Correct Option isB
Solution and Explanation
In the figure, the path shown for the ray $2$ is correct. The ray suffers two refractions : At $A$, ray goes from air to turpentine, bending towards normal. At $B$, ray goes from turpentine to water (i.e., from denser to rarer medium), bending away from normal.
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