MCQ
A prism is used to :
- ✓Change the path of light by reflection and refraction both.
- BRotate the image.
- CDisperse the light into its components.
- DAll of these.
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
Change the path of light by reflection and refraction both.
Prisms are made in many different forms and shapes, depending on the application. The Porro prism, for example, consists of two prisms arranged both to invert and to reverse.
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