An object and a concave mirror of focal length $f=10 \mathrm{~cm}$ both move along the principal axis of the mirror with constant speeds. The object moves with speed $V_{0}=15 \mathrm{~cm} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$ towards the mirror with respect to a laboratory frame. The distance between the object and the mirror at a given moment is denoted by $u$. When $u=30 \mathrm{~cm}$, the speed of the mirror $V_{m}$ is such that the image is instantaneously at rest with respect to the laboratory frame, and the object forms a real image. The magnitude of $V_{m}$ is _________ $\mathrm{cm} \,\mathrm{s}^{-1}$.

A rod of length $2 \mathrm{~cm}$ makes an angle $\frac{2 \pi}{3} \mathrm{rad}$ with the principal axis of a thin convex lens. The lens has a focal length of $10 \mathrm{~cm}$ and is placed at a distance of $\frac{40}{3} \mathrm{~cm}$ from the object as shown in the figure. The height of the image is $\frac{30 \sqrt{3}}{13} \mathrm{~cm}$ and the angle made by it with respect to the principal axis is $\alpha$ rad. The value of $\alpha$ is $\frac{\pi}{n} r a d$, where $n$ is __________ .

A large square container with thin transparent vertical walls and filled with water (refractive index $${4 \over 3}$$) is kept on a horizontal table. A student holds a thin straight wire vertically inside the water 12 cm from one of its corners, as shown schematically in the figure. Looking at the wire from this corner, another student sees two images of the wire, located symmetrically on each side of the line of sight as shown. The separation (in cm) between these images is ;

A monochromatic light is incident from air on a refracting surface of a prism of angle 75$$^\circ $$ and refractive index $${n_0} = \sqrt 3 $$. The other refracting surface of the prism is coated by a thin film of material of refractive index n as shown in figure. The light suffers total internal reflection at the coated prism surface for an incidence angle of $$\theta \le 60^\circ $$. The value of n² is .............