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A paraxial beam is incident on a glass (n = 1.5) hemisphere of radius R = 6 cm in air as shown. The distance of point of convergence F from the plane surface of hemisphere is
- 12 cm
- 5.4 cm
- 18 cm
- 8 cm
The correct answer is: 8 cm
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