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In the position of minimum deviation when a ray of yellow light passes through the prism then its angle of incidence is

A

Less than the emergent angle

B

Greater than the emergent angle

C

Sum of angle of incidence and angle is `90^(@)`

D

Equal to the emergent angle

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