Explanation Given data: The prism is an equilateral prism. The traversing ray is parallel to the bottom of the prism. The angle of incidence θ 1 = 40 ° Formula used: Consider the expression for Snell’s law. n 1 sin θ 1 = n 2 sin θ 2 Here, n 1 is the refractive index of first medium, n 2 is the refractive index of second medium, θ 1 is the angle of incidence, and θ 2 is the angle of refraction. Modify the equation to find n 2 . n 2 = n 1 ( sin θ 1 sin θ 2 ) (1) Explanation: From table 18.1, the refractive index of air is n 1 = 1 . Since the prism is an equilateral triangle, all the angles of the triangle are same that is 60 ° . Ray diagram of the prism is drawn as shown in Figure 1.

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