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    This document describes an experiment to determine the refractive index of liquids using a hollow prism. It provides the theory of refraction through a prism and the formula used to calculate refractive index based on the angle of minimum deviation. Experimental procedures and results are outlined showing refractive indices measured for various liquids including water, glycerine, ethyl alcohol, and acetone. Precautions are noted such as maintaining angles of incidence between 35-60 degrees and marking diagrams clearly.

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    This document describes an experiment to determine the refractive index of liquids using a hollow prism. It provides the theory of refraction through a prism and the formula used to calculate refractive index based on the angle of minimum deviation. Experimental procedures and results are outlined showing refractive indices measured for various liquids including water, glycerine, ethyl alcohol, and acetone. Precautions are noted such as maintaining angles of incidence between 35-60 degrees and marking diagrams clearly.

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    This document describes an experiment to determine the refractive index of liquids using a hollow prism. It provides the theory of refraction through a prism and the formula used to calculate refractive index based on the angle of minimum deviation. Experimental procedures and results are outlined showing refractive indices measured for various liquids including water, glycerine, ethyl alcohol, and acetone. Precautions are noted such as maintaining angles of incidence between 35-60 degrees and marking diagrams clearly.

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    This document describes an experiment to determine the refractive index of liquids using a hollow prism. It provides the theory of refraction through a prism and the formula used to calculate refractive index based on the angle of minimum deviation. Experimental procedures and results are outlined showing refractive indices measured for various liquids including water, glycerine, ethyl alcohol, and acetone. Precautions are noted such as maintaining angles of incidence between 35-60 degrees and marking diagrams clearly.

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    Abstract:

    A prism is a transparent optical element with flat polished surfaces that refract
    light. Prism can be made from any material that is transparent including glass,
    plastic and fluorite.

    Objective :

     To find out refractive index of different liquids using hollow prism


    Theory :
    Refraction:

    The refractive index of the liquid is given by the formula:

    Where:

    µ - Refractive Index of the Liquid

    Angle of minimum deviation

    r - Angle of Refraction

    i – Angle of Deviation

    A – Angle of Prism
    SL NO FLUIDS REFRACTIVE INDEX (µ)
    01 Water 1.33
    02 Glycerine 1.47
    03 Ethyl Alcohol 1.36
    04 Vegetable Oil 1.45
    05 Acetone 1.36
    06 HCL 1.34

    MATERIAL REQUIRED:
     Hollow glass Prism
     Various liquid like water , carbon disulphide, benzaldehyde etc.
     Bell Pins
     Drawing Board

    PROCEDURE
     Fix a white sheet of paper on the drawing board with help of drawing pins.
     Keep the prism and mark the outline of it as ABC.
     Drop a normal PQ on the side AB.
     Draw the angle of incidence in accordance with the normal PQ and place 2
    pins so that they appear to be in the straight line.
     Place the prism filled with given sample of liquid on the marked outline
    ABC.
     Now take pins and place them on the side AC sothat all the 4Pins appears
    to be in same line.
     Remove the prism and draw the line joining the points so obtained.
     Mark the diagram as shown in the figure.
     Repeat this with different liquids and different angle of incidence.
    OBSERVATION TABLE
    RESULTS
    Refractive indices at the room tempreture

     Benzaldehyde
    i) Actual- 1.546
    ii) Experimental- 1.504
     Water
    iii) Actual- 1.33
    iv) Experimental- 1.306
     Di Sulphuric Acid
    v) Actual- 1.355
    vi) Experimental- 1.351

    PRECAUTION
     Angle of incidence should be lie between 35-60 degree.
     Pin should be vertically fixed and should lie in same line.
     Distance between two points should not be less than 10mm.
     Same angle of prism should be used for all observation.
     Arrow head should be marked to represent emergent and incident ray.

    REFERENCE:
     Wikipedia.org
     Google.com
     Earthphysics.com

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