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The deviation produced by a thin glass prism placed in air, when immersed in water is
[Given `""_(a)mu_(g) = 3//2 and ""_(a)mu_(w) = 4//3`]

A

reduces to one fourth

B

reduces to half

C

remains the same

D

increases four times

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