MHT CET Physics question

PhysicsWave OpticsMHT CET

In Nicol prism Canada balsam acts as an……… medium for the extra ordinary ray

Answer: (B)

Solution

Canada balsam () has a refractive index greater than that of calcite for the E-ray (), so for the E-ray it is optically denser and the E-ray

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