Q.

A plane glass sheet is kept over various coloured pictures. The least raised picture is:

1 Green  
2 Yellow  
3 Violet  
4 Red  

Ans.

(4)

μ=Real thickness (x)Apparent thickness (y)⇒y=xμ,   yvyR=xμv×μRx=μRμv

 Since μv>μR                   ∴  yR>yv

Red colour has maximum apparent thickness. Hence red colour is least raised.