lamborg said:
tiny-tim said:Hi lamborg! Welcome to PF!
Why?
Explain, using Snell's law (the sin/sin law), and basic trigonometric identities
The angle of deviation in a prism is the amount by which a ray of light is bent when passing through the prism.
The angle of deviation is measured by the angle between the incident ray and the emergent ray at the point where they meet.
Yes, the angle of deviation is directly related to the refractive index of the prism. As the refractive index increases, the angle of deviation also increases.
Yes, the angle of deviation can vary with different wavelengths of light due to the phenomenon of dispersion, where different wavelengths of light are refracted at different angles in a prism.
Yes, the angle of deviation can be calculated using the refractive index of the prism and the angle of incidence of the light ray. This can be done using the formula: angle of deviation = (refractive index - 1) x angle of incidence.