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A prism can have a maximum refracting angle of `(theta_C=`critical angle for the material of prism )

A

`60^(@)`

B

C

C

2C

D

slightly less than than `180^(@)`

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C
(c ) For `Agt2C`, the ray of light does not emerge from the opposie fall of the prism.
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