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A glass prism is immersed completely in water. How does angle of minimum deviation change ?

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Angle of minimum deviation decreases because
`.^(w)mu_(g) lt .^(a)mu_(g)`, and `mu = (sin (A + delta_(m))//2)/(sin A//2)`
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