Two immiscible liquids of refractive indices 1.5 and $\frac{4}{3}$ are filled in glass jar each of length 6 cm. A light of source $S\ $is at the bottom of the jar, the apparent depth of light source will be [image:9_image7.emf]

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(a) Apparent depth is given by
$d_{apparent} = \frac{d_{1}}{\mu_{1}} + \frac{d_{2}}{\mu_{2}}$
$= \frac{6}{4/3} + \frac{6}{1.5} = 4.5 + 4$
$= 8.5\ cm$

Q. Two immiscible liquids of refractive indices 1.5 and $\frac{4}{3}$ are filled in glass jar each of length 6 cm. A light of source $S\ $is at the bottom of the jar, the apparent depth of light source will be

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