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Question
If a monochromatic beam of light undergoes minimum deviation through an equiangular prism, how does the beam pass through the prism, with respect to its base?
Solution
If a monochromatic beam of light undergoes minimum deviation through an equi-angular prism,
then the beam passes parallel to the base of prism.
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