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A prism can have a maximum refracting angle of (C = critical angle for the material of the prism)

A

`60^(@)`

B

C

C

2C

D

slightly less than `180^(@)`

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For `Agt2C`, the ray of light does not emerge from the opposite fall of the prism.
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