Aim:
To determine the angle of the given prism.
Apparatus:
Spectrometer, prism, magnifying glass, sodium vapor lamp.
Principle:
When a beam of light strikes on the surface of transparent material (Glass, water, quartz crystal etc.), a portion of the light is transmitted and the other portion is reflected. When a beam of light strikes on a plane surface, the angle of reflection will be the same as angle of incidence.
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If the angle between two reflected ray is measured as θ, then the angle of the prism is
A= θ/2