Two rays PQ and RS are incident on a rectangular glass block as shown in the diagram. Observe the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
Which of these two rays will:
(a) have greater lateral displacement on emerging out of the block?
(b) travel with greater speed in the block?
(c) scatter more in the atmosphere?
(a) Angle of incidence for both the rays being same, the directions of both the rays remain same. As the refracted ray corresponding to RS bends towards the normal more than that corresponding to ray PQ, the lateral displacement of the emergent ray corresponding to incident ray RS will also be more.
Here, x₂ > x₁.
(b) Since the refracted ray corresponding to incident ray PQ bends less towards the normal, PQ travels with greater speed.
(c) The speed and wavelength corresponding to incident ray PQ are greater than those corresponding to incident ray RS. So, RS will scatter more in the atmosphere.
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