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Question
A ray of light is normally incident on one face of an equilateral glass prism. Answer the following:
Will the light ray suffer minimum deviation by the prism?
Solution
Due to total internal reflection and the ∠i is 60° angle at the second face, the ray will not experience minimal deviation.
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