Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2021 Physics Question 7

Practice objective / multiple choice question 7 from the 2021 Post Utme Pan Atlantic University Physics examination.

Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2021 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 7 POST_UTME_PAN-ATLANTIC_UNIVERSITY • 2021 • PHYSICS • objective

A light ray passes through a prism of angle $A$ and is re\fracted at an angle $B$. If the angle of deviation is $D$, find the value of the re\fractive index $n$.

Answer Options

A. \( n = \frac{\sin \left\( \frac{A}{2} \right \)}{\sin \left\( \frac{D}{2} \right \)} \)
Correct Answer B. \( n = \frac{\sin \left\( \frac{D}{2} \right \)}{\sin \left\( \frac{A}{2} \right \)} \)
C. \( n = \frac{\sin \left\( \frac{A}{2} \right \)}{\sin \left\( \frac{D}{2} \right \)} \)
D. \( n = \frac{\sin \left\( \frac{D}{2} \right \)}{\sin \left\( \frac{A}{2} \right \)} \)
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
\( n = \frac{\sin \left\( \frac{D}{2} \right \)}{\sin \left\( \frac{A}{2} \right \)} \)

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This is Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2021 Physics Question 7. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Post Utme Pan Atlantic University Physics examination.

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