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A ray of light when incident upon a prism surface a minimum deviation of `39^@` If the shaded half portion of the prism is removed, then the same ray will -

A

suffer a deviation of `19.5^@`

B

suffer a deviation of `39^@`

C

not suffer any deviation

D

will be totally internally reflected

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