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A glass prism placed in a homogeneous transparent medium wil deviate an incident ray

A

always towards its base.

B

always away from its base

C

towards its base, only if the medium has a refractive index greater than that of glass .

D

towards the base, only if the medium has a refractive index less than that of glass .

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