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A point source of light S is placed at the bottom of a vessel containing a liquid of refractive index 5/3. A person is viewing the source from above the surface. There is an opaque disc D of radius 1 cm floating on the surface of the liquid. The centre of the disc lies vertically above the source S . The liquid from the vessel is gradually drained out through a tap. The maximum height of the liquid for which the source cannot be seen at all from above is

A
1.50 cm
B
1.64 cm
C
1.33 cm
D
1.86 cm

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The correct answer is:
C

Suppose the maximum height of the liquid is h for which the source is not visible.

Hence radius of the disc

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