Skip to main content

For a transparent prism, if the angle of minimum deviation is equal to its refracting angle, the refractive index n of the prism satisfies.

JEE Main 2026 — Physics Optics

2026mcqmedium

For a transparent prism, if the angle of minimum deviation is equal to its refracting angle, the refractive index nnn of the prism satisfies.

Official previous-year question

Held on 28 Jan 2026 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    1<n<21 < n < 21<n<2

  2. B

    2<n<22\sqrt{2} < n < 2 \sqrt{2}2​<n<22​

  3. C

    2<n<2\sqrt{2} < n < 22​<n<2

  4. D

    n⩾2n \geqslant 2n⩾2

Did you get this right?

Sign in to track your attempts and accuracy.

Your note

Sign in to keep a private note on this question. Nothing you write is ever public.

JEE Main Optics in other years

More JEE Main Optics questions

Other Physics topics for JEE Main

Keep practicing Optics

Work through every JEE Main Optics PYQ, year by year.

Browse all Physics topics