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1. The document describes an experiment to observe refraction and lateral displacement of light passing through a glass slab. Light rays entering the slab at an angle bend toward the normal upon entering and away from the normal upon exiting, causing lateral displacement. 2. The lateral displacement (d) can be calculated using the formula d = t sec r sin(i-r), where t is the thickness of the slab, i is the angle of incidence, and r is the angle of refraction. 3. Results showed the angle of incidence equals the angle of emergence, and lateral displacement increases with greater slab thickness and angle of incidence.

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1. The document describes an experiment to observe refraction and lateral displacement of light passing through a glass slab. Light rays entering the slab at an angle bend toward the normal upon entering and away from the normal upon exiting, causing lateral displacement. 2. The lateral displacement (d) can be calculated using the formula d = t sec r sin(i-r), where t is the thickness of the slab, i is the angle of incidence, and r is the angle of refraction. 3. Results showed the angle of incidence equals the angle of emergence, and lateral displacement increases with greater slab thickness and angle of incidence.

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ACTIVITY S

OBJECTIVE
To observe refraction and lateral deviation (displacement) of a beam of light
incident obliquely on a glass slab.
APPARATUS
Glass slab, drawing board, white paper sheet, drawing pins, office pins, protractor.
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COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICAL PHYSICS-
DIAGRAM Fig. 11.15)

Fig. 11.15. Refraction through a glass slab.

THEORY
When aray of light PQ) incident on the face AB of glass slab, then it bends towards the
normal since refraction takes place from rarer to denser medium. The refracted ray (QR) travel
along straight line and incident on face DC of slab and bends away from the normal since
refraction takes place from denser to rarer medium. The ray (RS) out through face DC is callet
emergent ray.
From Fig. 11.15
(i) The incident ray is parallel te theemergent ray i.e. i=e.
Mii) The emergent ray is laterally deviated from its original path (incident ray) by adistance
d=t sec r sin (i-r).

PROCEDURE
Fix a white paper sheet by drawing pins on a drawing board.
2 Take a glass slab and put it symmetrically in the middle of the paper and mark
boundary ABCD.
with the
3: Draw a normal at point Qon face AB and draw a line PQ making an angle i
normal. PQ will represent an incident ray. them-
Fix two pins at points 1 and 2 on the line PQ at distances 1 cm or more between
selves.
4(1cm
See images of these pins through face DC and fix two more pins at points 3andalong a
or more apart) such that these two pins cover the images of first two pins, all
being
straight line.
ACTIVITIES
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erner
hemove the glass slab. Drawstraight line RS through points 3 and 4 to represent
gent ray. Join QR to represent refracted ray.
Draw normal at point R on face DC and measure angle e. It cornes to be equal to angle .
PToduce PQ forward to cut DC at T Draw TU perpendicular to RS. TUmeasures lateral
displacement d.
NOw take another set for different angle of incident and measure the lateral displace
ment.

S. No. Angle of incident (i) Angle of emergence (e) Difference


i-e)
(degree) (degree)
1. 30
2 45

CONCLUSION
1. Angle of incidence (i) = Angle of emergence (e).
2. The lateraldisplacement increases with the increase in the thickness of the slab.
3. The lateral displacement increases with the angle of incidence ().

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