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Three prisms 1, 2 and 3 have the prism angle `A = 60^(@)`, but their refractive indices are respectively 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6. If `delta_(1), delta_(2), delta_(3)` be their respective angles of deviation then

A

`delta_(3) gt delta_(2) gt delta_(1)`

B

`delta_(1) gt delta_(2) gt delta_(3)`

C

`delta_(1) = delta_(2) = delta_(3)`

D

`delta_(2) gt delta_(1) gt delta_(3)`

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