A ray of light suffers minimum deviation when incident on a prism having angle of the prism equal to 60°. The refractive index of the prism material is √(2). The angle of incidence (in degrees) is _ _ _.

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JEE Main 2025 · 2 Apr, Evening shift · Q49

JEE Main 20252 Apr, Evening shiftPhysicsMediumOptics190× since 2002

A ray of light suffers minimum deviation when incident on a prism having angle of the prism equal to

60^\circ

. The refractive index of the prism material is

\sqrt{2}

. The angle of incidence (in degrees) is ______.

Your answerType your answer. Integers and decimals are accepted.

JEE Main 2025 · 2 Apr, Evening shift · Q49

JEE Main 20252 Apr, Evening shiftPhysicsMediumOptics190× since 2002

A ray of light suffers minimum deviation when incident on a prism having angle of the prism equal to

60^\circ

. The refractive index of the prism material is

\sqrt{2}

. The angle of incidence (in degrees) is ______.

Your answerType your answer. Integers and decimals are accepted.