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A nail at the bottom of a beaker containing glycerine appears to be 6.8 cm below the surface of glycerine. Determine the height of the column of glycerine in the beaker

A nail at the bottom of a beaker containing glycerine appears to be 6.8 cm below the surface of glycerine. Determine the height of the column of glycerine in the beaker. (Take the refractive index of glycerine as 1.47)

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John
n = $\frac{Real\,Depth}{Apparent Depth}$

$\rightarrow$ 1.47 = $\frac{R.d}{6.8 cm}$

$\rightarrow$ R.d = 6.8 cm x 1.47 = 9.996 cm
johnmulu answered the question on February 14, 2017 at 06:37

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