A prism of apex angle is made of glass whose mean refractive index is and dispersive…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · The Human Eye and the Colourful World · The Human Eye and the Colourful World

Problem

A prism of apex angle

3^{\circ}

is made of glass whose mean refractive index is

1.52

and dispersive power is

0.08

. Using the small-angle approximation, calculate the angular separation between the violet and red rays emerging from the prism.