- A ray of light incident on face AB of an equilateral glass prism, shows minimum deviation of 30°. Calculate the speed of light through the prism.

- Find the angle of incidence at face AB so that the emergent ray grazes along the face AC.
- $\mu=\frac{\sin\big(\frac{A+\delta_m}{2}\big)}{\sin\big(\frac{A}{2}\big)}$
$=\frac{\sin\big(\frac{60+30}{2}\big)}{\sin\big(\frac{60^\circ}{2}\big)}=\sqrt{2}$
Also $\mu=\frac{c}{v}\Rightarrow v=\frac{3\times10^8}{\sqrt{2}}\text{m/s}$
$=2.122\times10^8\text{m/s}$

At face AC, let the angle of incidence be r2. For grazing ray, e = 900
$\Longrightarrow\mu=\frac{1}{sin r_2}\Longrightarrow r_2=\sin^{-1}\big(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\big)=45^\circ$
Let angle of refraction at face AB be $r_1$. Now $r_1+r_2=A$
$\therefore r_1=A-r_2=60^\circ-45^\circ=15^\circ$
Let angle of incidence at this face be $i$
$\mu=\frac{\sin i}{\sin r_1}$
$\Longrightarrow\sqrt{2}=\frac{\sin i}{\sin 15^\circ}$
$\therefore i=\sin^{-1}(\sqrt{2}.\sin 15^\circ)$


















