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Question
Which of the following colour of white light is least deviated by the prism?
(a) green
(b) violet
(c) indigo
(d) yellow
Solution
Yellow
Yellow is the colour of white light that is the least deviated by a prism because it has the largest wavelength of the colours given in the alternatives.
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