Three immiscible liquids of densities and refractive indices are put in a beaker. The height of each liquid coloumn is . A dot is made at the bottom of the beaker. For near normal vision, find the apparent depth of the dot.
Hint: The apparent depth of the dot depends on the combined refractive index of the medium.
Step 1: Find the apparent depth for medium 2.
Let the apparent depth be for the object seen from , then;
Since, apparent depth = real depth /refractive index ''
Step 2: Find the apparent depth for medium 3.
Since, the image formed by Medium 1, acts as an object for Medium 2.
If seen from , the apparent depth is .
Step 3: Find the apparent depth of the object.
Similarly, the image formed by Medium 2, acts as an object for Medium 3.
Seen from outside, the apparent height is:
This is the required expression of apparent depth.
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