(i) State the laws of refraction of light. (ii) Write a relation between the angle of incidence (i), angle of emergence (e), angle of prism (A) and angle of deviation (d) for a ray of light passing through a equilateral prism.

(i) State the laws of refraction of light. (ii) Write a relation between the angle of incidence (i), angle of emergence (e), angle of prism (A) and angle of deviation (d) for a ray of light passing through a equilateral prism.

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Chapter35: The Nature Of Light And The Principles Of Ray Optics

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(i) State the laws of refraction of light.
(ii) Write a relation between the angle of incidence (i), angle of emergence (e), angle of prism (A) and angle of deviation (d) for a ray of light passing through an
equilateral prism.

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