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The refractive index of a glass is 1.520 for red light and 1.525 for blue light. Let `D_1` and `D_2` be angles of minimum deviation for red and blue light respectively in a prism of this glass. Then,

A

`delta_(r) = delta_(b)`

B

`delta_(r) gt delta_(b)`

C

`delta_(r) lt delta_(b)`

D

both (A) and (B)

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