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  1. When a ray of light passes through a glass prism, refraction (or bending) of light occurs both when it enters the prism and when it leaves the prism12345. The refracting surfaces of the prism are not parallel, resulting in the emergent ray and incident ray not being parallel to each other1. The light refracts away from the normal, with violet light bending more than red light2. The process occurs due to the movement between an optically rarer medium (air) and an optically denser medium (glass)3.
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    When a ray of light passes through a glass prism, refraction (or bending) of light occurs both, when it enters the prism as well as when it leaves the prism. Since the refracting surfaces (PQ and PR) of the prism are not parallel, therefore, the emergent ray and incident ray are not parallel to one another (see Figure).

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    The refraction of light at the entry location into the rectangular glass prism would cause a little separation of the white light. However, upon exiting the glass prism, the refraction takes place in the opposite direction. The light refracts away from the normal, with the violet light bending a bit more than the red light.

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    In a glass prism, when the ray of light directly falls on one side of the prism, the light gets immediately refracted due to its bending towards the normal medium. This process takes place due to the movement between an optically rarer medium towards an optically denser medium (Tutormate, 2022).

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    When light enters a glass prism, it slows down. Usually, it bends toward the prism’s base due to the change in refractive index between the air/other mediums and the glass. Along with the refractive index, the angle of incidence can change the amount of light bending. The angle of incidence is the angle at which the light ray strikes the prism.

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    Glass prism The incident ray is refracted towards the normal as it enters the glass prism from air. It is then refracted away from the normal at the boundary between glass and air as it leaves the prism.

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    How does light refract in a glass prism?
    However, upon exiting the glass prism, the refraction takes place in the opposite direction. The light refracts away from the normal, with the violet light bending a bit more than the red light. Unlike the passage through the triangular prism with non-parallel sides, there is no overall angle of deviation for the various colors of white light.

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    What is prism refraction?
    A prism is defined as a transparent solid body that has three rectangular lateral surfaces and two triangular faces that are inclined at an angle. Define refraction. The change in direction of a wave, while passing from one medium to another is known as refraction. What is the difference between reflection and refraction of a light?

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    What happens if a glass prism refracts white light?
    The refraction of light at the entry location into the rectangular glass prism would cause a little separation of the white light. However, upon exiting the glass prism, the refraction takes place in the opposite direction. The light refracts away from the normal, with the violet light bending a bit more than the red light.

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    What is the refractive index of a prism?
    The refractive index of the prism is approximately 1.84. Example 5: A ray of light passes through a prism with an apex angle of 60° and a refractive index of 1.6. If the angle of incidence is 50°, calculate the angle of refraction at the first surface. The angle of refraction at the first surface is approximately 28.6°.

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    WEBThe refraction of light at the entry location into the rectangular glass prism would cause a little separation of the white light. However, upon exiting the glass prism, the refraction takes place in the opposite direction.